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Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
Ubuntu’s public-facing infrastructure suffered outages after a DDoS attack claimed by hacktivists, affecting Ubuntu and Canonical websites and hindering updates and communications. TechCrunch attributes the incident to a DDoS campaign that disrupted several Ubuntu and Canonical services; Ars Technica and Wired note ongoing outages and related disclosures around a major vulnerability, with Wired emphasizing an unpatched Linux exploit enabling root access and the potential risk to many machines. The articles collectively describe service disruption, compromised communications about a vulnerability, and ongoing mitigation efforts, with Hacktivists’ claim of responsibility highlighted by TechCrunch and the timeline spanning Thursday into Friday.
Concrete downstream impact: outages hindered updates and official communications for Ubuntu users and administrators, as reported by Ars Technica and TechCrunch, with Wired noting a broader vulnerability risk that could affect many Linux machines.
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Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
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.
Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical were knocked offline on Thursday morning and have remained down ever since, a situation that’s preventing the OS provider from communicating normally following the botched disclosure of a major vulnerability. Attempts to connect to most Ubuntu and Canonical.
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