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Rust Build Scripts Executed Malware From a Crate With 245 Million Downloads

Dev.to•Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 02:05 PM•2 min read

TL;DR what: A compromised crates. io maintainer account published arrayref 0. 3.

Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/etairos/rust-build-scripts-executed-malware-from-a-crate-with-245-million-downloads-1fog)

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