Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases — Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility
Canonical is experiencing a sustained DDoS attack coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 26 LTS, disrupting access to its main website, download mirrors, and related services. The Iranian hacking group 313 Team, also known as the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq, has claimed responsibility and demanded a virtual meeting with Canonical staff. Despite the outage, there are no indications of compromised package repositories or security breaches in the Ubuntu ISOs.
- ▪Canonical is under a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack affecting its primary infrastructure and services.
- ▪The Iranian group 313 Team has claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a virtual meeting with Canonical.
- ▪Services impacted include Ubuntu download mirrors, Launchpad, the Snap store, and Canonical SSO.
- ▪No security breaches of package repositories or ISO images have been reported during the attack.
- ▪The attack coincided with the release of Ubuntu 26 LTS, named Resolute Raccoon, increasing user demand for downloads.
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Tech Industry Cybersecurity Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases — Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility News By Bruno Ferreira published 1 May 2026 Find your download mirrors here. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The meatspace war with Iran has been spilling into cyberspace as well, and the latest casualty is Canonical.
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