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title: "GHSA-6662-54xr-8423: `evm-units` was removed from crates.io for malicious code"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/ghsa/GHSA-6662-54xr-8423/
description: "GHSA-6662-54xr-8423 (critical, crates.io (Rust)): evm-units was removed from crates.io for malicious code. It appeared to be attempting to steal…"
type: advisory
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-02-06
date_modified: 2026-02-06
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
ghsa: "GHSA-6662-54xr-8423"
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# GHSA-6662-54xr-8423: `evm-units` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

## Affected packages

- crates.io (Rust) `evm-units` >= 0 → fixed: none listed

## Details

It appeared to be attempting to steal cryptocurrency.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-6662-54xr-8423](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6662-54xr-8423)
- [blog.rust-lang.org](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/12/03/crates.io-malicious-crates-evm-units-and-uniswap-utils)
- [rustsec.org](https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0147.html)

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