Hugging Face2026-05-17
Fake 'OpenAI Privacy Filter' repo hits #1 trending, pushes Rust infostealer to 244K downloads

AI Analysis
A malicious Hugging Face repository impersonating OpenAI's Privacy Filter reached #1 trending and amassed ~244,000 downloads in 18 hours before takedown. It dropped a Rust infostealer targeting Windows, Chromium browsers, Discord, and crypto wallets; six related malicious repos were also identified.