Threat Intelligence Spotify outage caused by DDoS attack claimed by hacking group May 18, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) As detailed in Tech Radar, Spotify experienced a significant outage on May 12, 2026, impacting its applications, web players, and support services for several hours. The music streaming giant confirmed it was investigating the issues users were reporting. The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq-313 Team has claimed responsibility for the widespread disruption, stating they launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Spotify's servers. This attack allegedly aimed at revenge for the death of Imam Khamenei. The outage began around 12 p.m. ET, with thousands of users reporting problems. While offline music playback reportedly continued to function, the app and web player were inaccessible for over two hours before services were restored. This incident follows a similar DDoS attack by the same group targeting Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, which disrupted their web infrastructure and services. Source: Tech Radar SC Staff Related Threat Intelligence Malaysian government-linked campaign used hidden infrastructure for years SC Staff May 18, 2026 The operation, believed to be a long-term espionage effort, has maintained its command and control infrastructure for several years by employing sophisticated techniques to avoid detection. Threat Intelligence Interpol operation leads to 201 arrests in Middle East and North Africa cybercrime crackdown SC Staff May 18, 2026 Operation Ramz, the first of its kind in the region, targeted phishing services, malware, and scams over a four-month period, identifying 382 suspects and nearly 4,000 impacted victims. Threat Intelligence Turla group evolves Kazuar backdoor into modular P2P botnet SC Staff May 18, 2026 Turla, also known as Secret Blizzard and linked to Russia's FSB, has re-engineered its Kazuar .NET backdoor, first used in 2017, into a modular botnet. Related Events Cybercast Better Threat Intelligence Between Public and Private Sectors On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Nationwide Cybersecurity Summit 2025: Safeguarding America’s Digital Future On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Securing the Future of Finance: Strategies to Counter Modern Cyber Threats On-Demand Event Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Account Harvesting Backdoor Brute Force Deauthentication Attack Disruption Distributed Scans Domain Hijacking Hybrid Attack Information Warfare Reconnaissance You can skip this ad in 5 seconds