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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.world beep@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-04-08
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Kyrias lemmy.ca Kyrias@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-25
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Sounds like they were easily detected and removed.

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Fecundpossum lemmy.world Fecundpossum@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-21
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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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