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400+ Arch Linux AUR Packages Compromised in a Supply Chain Attack Deploying Infostealers
(cybersecuritynews.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2026
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That's not how that works.
In some cases, upstream also maintains the AUR package, in which case you can probably trust that it'll not be abandoned
It was a joke.
Welp, you wouldn't be the first who actually believes what you wrote!
On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
Edit, for clarity: what I meant to say was: little blobs of text are really lacking in communication nuance.
Hahaha I'm old enough to get that one, but I'm sure there are zoomers going “tf they're talking about dogs now”
Dogs, are not, I am absolutely not a swarm of bees. I wobble around on my two meat sticks just like oþer humans.