Hacktivists claiming to be "The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team" launched a sustained DDoS attack on Canonical's infrastructure using the Beamed DDoS-for-hire service. The attack disrupted Ubuntu's security APIs and package repositories for approximately 20 hours, preventing users from installing or updating packages—verified by TechCrunch on test systems. Canonical confirmed the cross-border attack but provided no restoration timeline.
Infrastructure
Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
Hacktivists leveraged a DDoS-for-hire service to disable Ubuntu's package repositories and security APIs for 20 hours, exposing critical open-source infrastructure to low-cost cross-border attacks.
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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