AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attacks

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Author: jwilk

Date: 6/19/2026

Article Summary:
The Arch User Repository (AUR) has been subject to a sustained attack, where an attacker adopted orphaned packages and pushed malicious updates that installed malware on users' systems.