Ubuntu Hit by Major Outages After DDoS Attack by Hacktivists
A group of hacktivists has taken down several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, as well as the Linux-based operating system's security API, by launching a distributed denial-of-service attack. This type of attack involves flooding a target with junk traffic until it overloads or crashes. The hacktivists, who call themselves The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team, claimed responsibility for the attack on their Telegram channel. They used a DDoS-for-hire service called Beamed, which allows anyone to pay to launch DDoS attacks without needing technical skills or infrastructure. The attack began on Thursday and has been ongoing for around 20 hours, affecting services that Ubuntu users rely on. Ubuntu developers have been discussing the attack on an unofficial community forum, claiming that it affects the operating system's security API and several websites. Users have also reported being unable to update and install Ubuntu due to the attack. Canonical, the company that d...