Post by @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange

2026-05-01 15:02 UTC

NEW: Hackers have taken down the infrastructure of the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, and some of its websites. We verified that updates fail, and developers said the outage is affecting some APIs too. A group of hacktivists claimed responsibility, saying they used a DDoS-for-hire service. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/ubuntu-services-hit-by-outages-after-ddos-attack/

Replies (6)

@jgg@qoto.org 2026-05-01 15:09

@lorenzofb Funny. I just updated Ubuntu, and I did the same yesterday, with no issue. Maybe it is a regional issue? The scum who did it seems to have radical Islamist motivation, plenty of cash, and a severe lack of common sense.

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@madrush@tacobelllabs.net 2026-05-01 15:24

@lorenzofb what it wasn’t some dev yolo’ing claude?

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@DazRunner@mastodon.social 2026-05-01 16:39

@lorenzofb "The *Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team* claimed on its Telegram channel that it was to blame for the DDoS attack." I think they spelled MOSAD wrong. Seriously though, if they are using a DDOS-for-hire service. How can they be described as 'hackers'?

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@bontchev@infosec.exchange 2026-05-01 16:46

@lorenzofb Goddammit, couldn't they have popped the Windows updates instead?!

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@amlor@fux.am 2026-05-01 16:55

@lorenzofb glad I convinced my wife to switch to debian just a couple of days ago.

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@imarc@twit.social 2026-05-01 17:07

@lorenzofb is DDOS really "hacking"?

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