NEW: Hackers have taken down the infrastructure of the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, and some of its websites.

[lorenzofb@infosec.exchange]

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/

[madrush@tacobelllabs.net]

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

[vonxylofon@witter.cz]

@jgg @lorenzofb On the flip side, it means Ubuntu matters enough to be taken down.

[dazrunner@mastodon.social]

@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'?

[bontchev@infosec.exchange]

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