#rust

Hackers poison arrayref Rust crate to push infostealer malware

Aug 20, 2026 // 23:56

Hackers compromised the maintainer account behind the widely used Rust crate arrayref to introduce malware that executed on developers’ systems during compilation. Within a 23-minute […]

Hackers poison arrayref Rust crate to push infostealer malware

Aug 20, 2026 // 23:56

Hackers compromised the maintainer account behind the widely used Rust crate arrayref to introduce malware that executed on developers’ systems during compilation. Within a 23-minute […]

Rust Supply Chain Attack Puts Build-Time Malware in Crates with 245 Million Downloads

Aug 20, 2026 // 23:44

The Rust Project has deleted malicious versions of three widely used Rust crates from crates.io after a compromised maintainer account published releases that added a […]

Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Release Drops Rust Infostealer During Install

Jul 12, 2026 // 15:38

The jscrambler npm package was compromised, and simply installing its 8.14.0 release runs an infostealer on your machine. Published on July 11, 2026, the malicious version carries […]

RustDuck Botnet Rebuilds in Rust to Hijack Routers and Servers for DDoS

Jul 2, 2026 // 02:07

A new two-stage malware family called RustDuck is hijacking home routers, IP cameras, Android boxes, and poorly secured servers, then stitching them into a network […]

Rust Malware and AI Bots Team Up to Hijack CI/CD Pipelines

Mar 11, 2026 // 10:37

Researchers at Socket identified a targeted supply chain attack involving five malicious Rust crates and an autonomous AI bot designed to steal developer secrets. Malicious Rust Crates […]