Tag: build time malware

Rust Crates.io Supply Chain Hit by Build-Time Malware Attack

A single compromised account on Rust's Crates.io led to a cunning malware attack, with an attacker using the popular arrayref crate - which has been downloaded over 245 million times - to spread build-time malware to unsuspecting users through malicious package releases. The attack was swiftly contained, with the Rust Project removing the compromised releases within 86 to 107 minutes of their publication.