## Be alert: targeted attacks on prominent Rustaceans

- 種別: release
- 関連技術: rust
- 公開日時: 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- 情報源: Rust Blog (https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/17/targeted-attacks/)
- パーマリンク: https://vulnpulse.app/items/rust-blog-b43ceb7ae295

We believe that there is an ongoing campaign targeting rust-lang members and owners of popular crates that is attempting to compromise devices and accounts in order to use them to publish malware. What we've seen A video call is set up for something positive — maybe for a job, maybe for a project, maybe for a contract opportunity — and then that's used as a vector to either get the target to install something on their computer (such as a purportedly missing audio codec) or execute another command (for example, via putting a command on the clipboard). These attackers are setting up new but leg…