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Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu.com stays down
Key takeaways
- Canonical says its web infrastructure is under attack after a pro-Iran hacktivist group instructed its members to target the open source giant.
- "I can confirm that Canonical's web infrastructure is under a sustained, cross-border Distributed Denial of Service (DDo S) attack" a Canonical spokesperson told The Register.
- "Our teams are working to restore full availability to all affected services.
Canonical says its web infrastructure is under attack after a pro-Iran hacktivist group instructed its members to target the open source giant.
"I can confirm that Canonical's web infrastructure is under a sustained, cross-border Distributed Denial of Service (DDo S) attack" a Canonical spokesperson told The Register.
"Our teams are working to restore full availability to all affected services. We will provide updates in our official channels as soon as we are able to."
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