Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit
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Topic timeline
Aur
How reporting on this topic developed over time — coverage by day, outlet counts, and multi-source storylines where they exist.
Coverage evolution
How reporting on this topic developed
- Earliest shown
- Jun 12
- Latest update
- Oct 15
- Outlets
- 4
- Stories
- 7
Coverage milestones derived from tracked reporting — how many outlets reported and when, not verified real-world events.
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Earliest in tracked window
Oldest report in the coverage window currently tracked for this topic.
Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer BleepingComputer · Jun 12, 2026 -
Source breadth expanded
Source breadth reached 3 independent news outlets in the tracked window.
Atomic Arch Supply Chain Attack Hits 1,500 AUR Packages SecurityWeek · Jun 16, 2026 -
Current status
Now classified as Monitoring.
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Latest update
Most recent tracked report from BleepingComputer.
Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges BleepingComputer · Oct 15, 2026
Jun 12, 2026
3 reports 2 outlets — The Hacker News, BleepingComputer
Other reports
4 reports on days without concentrated coverage, newest first.
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