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
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 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 |