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Sead Fadilpašić

Some Ubuntu services are still down following outages after DDoS attack

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
  • A sustained DDoS attack disrupted Ubuntu installs, updates, and Canonical’s web infrastructure
  • The outage lasted nearly a full day, affecting security APIs and multiple websites
  • An Iraqi hacktivist group claimed responsibility, using a booter service to launch the attack

Users are reporting being unable to install or update Ubuntu following a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack by Iraqi hacktivists, with Canonical, the company behind the popular Linux distribution, was also struck.

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