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Attackers hijacked over 1,500 Arch Linux packages to steal developers’ secrets, no hacking required

  • Ana Maria Constantin--The Next Web
  • published date: 2026-06-16 15:16:34 UTC

One of the largest open-source package repositories just spent a weekend cleaning up after a malware campaign that did not break into anything. It did not need to. Attackers seized control of more than 1,500 packages in the Arch User Repository, or AUR, the c…

One of the largest open-source package repositories just spent a weekend cleaning up after a malware campaign that did not break into anything. It did not need to. Attackers seized control of more t… [+4022 chars]