Rust Supply Chain Attack on arrayref: Significant Overlap with DPRK Campaigns

2026-08-20 Wiz

https://www.wiz.io/blog/rust-supply-chain-attack-on-arrayref-significant-overlap-with-dprk-campaigns

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Malicious releases of three Rust crates introduced a typosquatted dependency whose build script executed a cross-platform backdoor during compilation, exposing developer workstations and CI runners. The implant collected system and browser-profile information, established platform-specific persistence, executed downloaded scripts, and used DGA-generated domains if its primary C2 failed. Wiz identified substantial infrastructure overlap with the DPRK-attributed Mastra campaign and with UNC1069's axios supply-chain attack, including a shared C2 path, SSL issuer, hosting range, and related IP infrastructure. These overlaps support meaningful North Korean context, although Wiz did not conclusively attribute the arrayref compromise to a specific DPRK actor.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
EMAIL [email protected] 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
URL https://23.254.167.107:443/4989… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
URL https://23.254.165.112:443/4989… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
URL https://23.254.165.112:9089/ 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
DOMAIN hwsrv-798836.hostwindsdns.com 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
IPv4 23.254.167.107 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
IPv4 23.254.165.112 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH ff7e20cf642346bf893f1eca808df82… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH fc0fdb978eac72f4484b48db058e447… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH f4767ad92cb61401fd69139cade5635… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH f22e3e01e38bcdf001f0d15a2dbfdec… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH b5c1b5b0763a8809a644a8f92224653… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH 61198155da51b838772eecf5bfaac6c… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
HASH 25ad700976873c76af785cb99b33c48… 2026-08-20 2026-08-20
IPv4 23.254.167.216 2025-01-14 2026-08-20

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