400+ AUR Packages Compromised with Infostealer and Rootkit (opens in new tab)  🔌AF_XDP

Last Updated: 2026-06-12T04:22:42Z (UTC) What’s Happening It appears a new AUR package maintainer (arojas) adopted and infected 408+ packages. The compromise was reported and other AUR maintainers have been working to remove the infected packages. The affected packages were modified with preinstall scripts to use npm to install the atomic-lockfile package, a malicious payload. Here’s an example of the change: This blog has a deep dive into the attack. Actions If you don’t use Arch (b...

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