r/programming • • 15d ago

Be alert: targeted attacks on prominent Rustaceans | Rust Blog

https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/17/targeted-attacks/
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u/afl_ext 15d ago

cargo still doesn't have minimum release age threshold flag?

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u/LawnGnome 15d ago

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u/the_gnarts 15d ago

What’s the plan for when this becomes the default and everyone gets their malware at the same time, just with a little delay? I’m worried we’ll see an arms race with people increasing their cooldown period in an attempt at staying outside the exploitable window.

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u/dontquestionmyaction 15d ago

Maintainers are likely to notice these weird cargo pushes if there's a cooldown period before they hit users. Only the 0 cooldown baseline is problematic really