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beep@piefed.worldM to Technology@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

The Arch Linux drama continues: an account uploaded at least 15 fake copies of yay, Arch Linux's popular package helper, with malware in their install scripts.

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The Arch Linux drama continues: an account uploaded at least 15 fake copies of yay, Arch Linux's popular package helper, with malware in their install scripts.

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beep@piefed.worldM to Technology@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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hundreds of aur packages were mass uploaded with malware - Aur-general - lists.archlinux.org
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    I’m guessing this was just for build scripts for Paru and Yay in the AUR? Like if you’re cloning the git repository and making the package yourself you wouldn’t be affected?

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