Lucas Beyer @giffmana
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Lucas Beyer (bl16) @giffmana · 21h Damn. I guess it's starting now. Time to max out our weekly limits with Ultras and Fables to harden the things we care about, folks... (and hope no stupid filter will block us) [quoted tweet] LaurieWired @lauriewired · 23h Wild, but expected. AUR (Arch Linux User Repository) pushes completely disabled due to influx of malware. I predicted widespread temporary shutdowns ... [embedded images: left, a mailing-list screenshot titled "[arch-devops] AUR packages adoption disabled" from Robin Candau dated 1 Aug 2026, reading in part: "Hi everyone, Due to the current influx of malicious package adoptions and follow-up commits made via the AUR, package adoption is currently disabled while we are handling the situation. We will send a follow-up once we're able to. In the meantime, feel free to report suspicious adoption events or commits that haven't been dealt with yet, and stay vigilant! Thanks for your understanding. Cheers, [Antiz] on behalf of the Arch Linux DevOps team" followed by a further update: "Everyone, I have now disabled pushes altogether as well for the moment, while we handle the situation. Sorry for the inconvenience." signed Robin Candau / Antiz, with PGP key attachments; right, a video screenshot of a woman speaking to camera in front of monitors, captioned "Laurie Prediction: [...]e a major developer package repository has to [...] registrations for >24hrs in 2026"]
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Tweet from Lucas Beyer (@giffmana) reacting to malware-driven AUR (Arch Linux User Repository) shutdowns as a sign 'it's starting', urging people to use their AI usage limits ('Ultras and Fables') to harden important systems, quote-tweeting LaurieWired (@lauriewired) who had predicted such shutdowns, with screenshots of an Arch Linux DevOps mailing-list notice disabling AUR package adoption/pushes due to malicious package adoptions, and a video clip of Laurie discussing her prediction.
