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Does anyone know why Ubuntu would be targeted by pro-Iranian activists? I'm perplexed by the connection.
This is really a weird target, as the article notes. Bluesky and Mastodon (?!) also had alleged attacks.

The companies that fund Trump's ballroom might like these targets.

The first goal of the Vienna Congress was to make sure everyone had to be under the protection of a Dictator. Even if the dictators would rather have each other's stuff, not having a system that sustains them is an existential crisis.
> Why the group is targeting London-based Canonical remains unclear and no reason was given via its Telegram channel. It is presumably because Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros.

Okay... so? I do not understand the connection between Linux and the US/Israel. You'd think Iran would be very pro-Linux since Windows is a very obvious liability for them.

Is there any reason to believe this attack even has anything to do with Iran? They could simply want money and they just happen to also be pro-Iran.

just now:

  $ snap refresh
  error: unable to contact snap store
Ubuntu.com seems to be fine right now. A bit slow, maybe. Ubuntu 26.04.LTS is out.
Sounds like they're picking on easy targets rather than relevant ones. Lame.
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Its so weird to have this stone age regime have such modern attack vectors, i guess the survival hunger games of rhe sanctions tought them this lesson.
Considering the name of the crew, the title would be better off with "Pro-Iran regime". It is a small but important difference.