just if you’re confused why things aren’t working
there’s also
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/32186404
CRITICAL CYBER THREAT ALERT: MASSIVE ATTACK AGAINST OPEN SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE – UBUNTU (CANONICAL) 🐧🚫🌐
A coordinated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) offensive targeting Ubuntu’s main servers (ubuntu.com) has been detected. The hacktivist group known as “The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team” has claimed responsibility for the attack, resulting in a total disruption of the platform’s web and technical services.
🏢 Affected Entity: Ubuntu / Canonical Ltd.
👤 Threat Actor: 313 Team (The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq).
📅 Detection Date: April 30, 2026.
⚠️ Status: (503 Service Unavailable)
But why though? Target something that would actually benefit humanity. What a bunch of fucking morons.
Maybe it’s because Ubuntu is relatively easy to take down? They wouldn’t host on a cloud provider for marketing reasons. At the same time, they just released Resolute, so there is a lot more legit traffic on their servers, which means more eyeballs.
But, yeah, definitely not a target that makes you think the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq, whatever that is, has the world’s good in mind.
My guess is they want to delay updates, so they have more time to exploit vulnerabilities of systems that are overdue with updates and can’t because of the attack.
Islamic cyber resistance to what, snaps?
