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Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 publishes, Iranian group 313 Team asserts responsibility
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The meatspace war with Iran has been spilling into cyberspace as well, and the latest casualty is Canonical.
Key facts
- Intentionally or not, this attack comes hot on the heels of the release of Ubuntu 26 LTS, dubbed Resolute Raccoon
- The attack has reportedly been claimed by Iranian ne'er-do-wells 313 Team, also known as the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq
- Some techies hypothesized that this attack could be related to the disastrous Copy Fail vulnerability, to which most distros, including the extant Ubuntu 24, are vulnerable
- Much like yours truly found out yesterday, you may find it difficult to get a hold of Ubuntu 26, package updates, or even the handy WSL2 image
Summary
The most obvious result is that Canonical's, er, canonical Ubuntu download and update mirrors worldwide are sluggish or down entirely, as is the main website. Intentionally or not, this attack comes hot on the heels of the release of Ubuntu 26 LTS, dubbed Resolute Raccoon. Chip scarcity assaults auto industry amid the worsening Nexperia and DRAM crisis. Samsung and SK hynix shorten memory contracts as pricing power shifts back to suppliers.