The attack does not exploit a bug in pacman, makepkg, or npm. It exploits the social and procedural trust that comes with an adopted package name.

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Aug 3, 2026

The attack does not exploit a bug in pacman, makepkg, or npm. It exploits the social and procedural trust that comes with an adopted package name.

From Atomic Arch: How 1,500 Orphaned Packages Became a Developer Credential Heist

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