Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
Ubuntu and Canonical's public services were disrupted by a sustained DDoS attack that began on Thursday, affecting user access to updates and key infrastructure. The hacktivist group The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team claimed responsibility, allegedly using a DDoS-for-hire service called Beamed. Canonical confirmed the attack and is working to resolve the issue, while users reported inability to install or update Ubuntu systems.
- ▪The DDoS attack on Ubuntu and Canonical began on Thursday and has lasted approximately 20 hours.
- ▪The attack disrupted Ubuntu's security API and several websites, preventing users from installing or updating the operating system.
- ▪The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team claimed responsibility via Telegram, stating they used the Beamed DDoS-for-hire service.
- ▪Beamed claims to support attacks exceeding 3.5 Tbps, making it capable of large-scale disruptions.
- ▪Canonical has not responded to direct requests for comment but acknowledged the ongoing attack on its website.
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Hacktivists have claimed responsibility for taking down the public-facing infrastructure of popular Linux operating system distribution Ubuntu, as well as Canonical, the company that develops and maintains the software. The attack began on Thursday, and affected services that Ubuntu users rely on. “Canonical’s web infrastructure is under a sustained, cross-border attack and we are working to address it. We will provide more information in our official channels as soon as we are able to,” the company said on its website. The hacktivists are believed to have launched a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, a crude but often effective attack that consists of flooding a target with junk traffic until it overloads or crashes.
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