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Rustaceans warned of job interviews with a malicious payload
The Rust project warned that attackers are targeting contributors and crate owners through fake job interview solicitations designed to trick them into installing malware or running malicious commands. The tactics mirror North Korean recruitment scams that have compromised over 30,000 devices globally. The community has faced multiple supply chain threats, including a August incident in which malicious versions of the arrayref crate were published before being removed within two hours.
Why it matters: Rust developers and maintainers of popular crates face credential compromise and device infection from convincing fake recruiter campaigns, risking malware distribution through a widely-used package registry that serves millions of downstream users.
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