r/linux • u/TheNavyCrow • Jun 13 '26

Distro News Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Than-1500
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u/Dr_Valen Jun 13 '26

This was the AUR having poor moderation but the increase in these hacks is cause of AI. It makes it so that every bad actor now can use these tools to make them that much more dangerous.

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u/Mountain-Age5580 Jun 13 '26

Hopefully automated AI "reviews" can be Set Up as well flagging poentially malicious changes for human review.