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Canonical Under Attack

67 points by ta988

by gnabgib

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Discussion yesterday (194 points, 63 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47972213
Related: Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu.com stays down (80 points, 78 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975729

by zaikunzhang

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by cynicalsecurity

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I remember seeing Ubuntu hiring recently, like a half a year ago or a year ago.
Their requirements was ridiculously outdated, like "we want maths geniuses with great marks, send us your marks or gtfo".
Well, well, well, who would have thought "maths geniuses" are really bad at DDoS protection and running infra in real life. And academic marks / IT degree mean nothing in real IT work.
Think twice next time you hire people, Canonical. People without a degree, but with extensive experience you rejected might have prevented this situation in the first place.
I'm not connected with this DDoS attack in any way, just in case, but I remember their arrogant hiring attitude and now it's amusing to see the outcome of it.