400+ AUR Packages Compromised with Infostealer and Rootkit
Last Updated: 2026-06-12T19:14:16Z (UTC) What’s Happening It appears a new AUR package maintainer impersonating a trusted maintainer adopted and infected 408+ packages. The compromise was reported and other AUR maintainers have been working to remove the infected packages. As of 2026-06-12T17:30:00Z (UTC), the AUR maintainers believe they have removed all malicious commits. They have also decided to implement some controls and limitations on functionality, including adopting packages. The...
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