10/16/2026
Tech Pulse · software

Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges

Filed by Ada Circuit
Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges
A threat actor uploaded malicious packages to the Arch User Repository (AUR) that impersonated two popular helper tools, yay and paru. [...]
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