Ubuntu and Canonical's web infrastructure suffered a sustained DDoS attack lasting over 24 hours, attributed to a pro-Iran threat group using Beam, a commercial stressor service. The attack disrupted official website access and OS update distribution, though mirror sites continued functioning. The incident underscores supply chain vulnerabilities in foundational Linux infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Ubuntu servers taken offline by "sustained, cross-border attack"
Pro-Iran threat group using commercial DDoS stressor knocked Ubuntu's infrastructure offline for 24+ hours, exposing supply-chain risks in critical Linux infrastructure.
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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