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Canonical/Ubuntu have been under DDoS for more than 17 hours (status.canonical.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/pro-iran-hackers-hit-ubuntus-canonical-with-ddos-float-extortion-demand

https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/canonical_confirms_ubuntu_infrastructure_under/

its their continued attack on american companies

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I kinda assume the hacker group link is fake. Ubuntu is British, but Microsoft contracts with the US DoD. It doesn't make sense, unless it's just easy money. I don't quite buy it.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    i should have said the west. iran has called out the uk.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-issues-chilling-threat-uk-36903494

    they already bombed amazon for no financial gain.

    https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917

    why did you think it was fake?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    That was over a month ago. A lot has changed in that time. Ubuntu is not associated with the UK military or even government.

    Amazon does support the US government and other governments through the provision of their web services.

    For all its problems I don't believe Iran is an irrational actor.

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