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RUSTSEC-2025-0155
`rands` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
Details
This crate attempted to typosquat the `rand` crate, and would link in a malware payload on macOS and Linux hosts when built.
This advisory is to retrospectively document this attempted attack. The version information and download records of the malicious crate are no longer available. The related malicious crates have been yanked, and the malicious account has been banned.
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Affected packages
crates.io/rands
Introduced in:
0.0.0-0No fixed version published yet for rands. Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.