Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit
Future TechnologyCurated News 2026-06-12 3 min read

Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit

Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built them. The malware is a...

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