Malicious namesquatting of snaps
Metadata
Current evaluation
Complaint that an unverified publisher holding the 'bitcoin' snap name pushes outdated software, calling for stronger store name/publisher vetting; out of scope for the snapcraft build tool
Suggested action: close not a bug
Reason: This is a Snap Store governance/trust complaint about name reservation and publisher verification, not a snapcraft defect: grepping the repository for 'namesquat'/'squat' returns no matches and there is no code path in this tool that controls who can register a snap name or what a publisher ships (store interaction is delegated to Craft Store for auth/upload only). The reporter's follow-up concedes it is 'not specifically about the -package-' issue but a general argument about 'quality control of ubuntu snaps', i.e. a policy request with no reproducible failure, and no maintainer ever picked it up. It should be routed to the Snap Store team rather than resolved here; if the store team later ships name-dispute or verified-publisher enforcement, it would be tracked in the store's own tracker.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
28
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
85
Confidence:
58
Actionability:
15
|
close not a bug | Complaint that an unverified publisher holding the 'bitcoin' snap name pushes outdated software, calling for stronger store name/publisher vetting; out of scope for the snapcraft build tool | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
22
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
72
Confidence:
66
Actionability:
15
|
needs triage | Complaint that a third party publisher squatted the 'bitcoin' snap name with outdated software, urging store-side namesquat/name verification policy; no labels, no maintainer response, only author follow-ups. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
32
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
82
Confidence:
66
Actionability:
22
|
close not a bug | Complaint that the publisher of the 'bitcoin' snap squatting an established name forces outdated/insecure software on users; an escalation about Snap Store name-reservation and review policy, not a snapcraft code defect. No maintainer reply. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
5
Complexity:
62
Confidence:
94
Actionability:
30
|
needs triage | An unlabelled report alleges that the bitcoin snap's publisher is forcing outdated, incompatible software that caused lost money. It has no examples, maintainer response, or action taken. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
18
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
50
|
close not a bug | Complaint that a user squatted the 'bitcoin' snap name and is forcing outdated, incompatible software on users. No labels, no comments, no maintainer activity in ~7.8 years. A store policy/moderation concern, not a snapcraft tool defect. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Report of malicious namesquatting on the 'bitcoin' snapname causing outdated software distribution and user harm. Unaddressed for over 7 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
80
|
close stale | Complaint regarding malicious namesquatting of the 'bitcoin' snapname, claiming it forces outdated software. The issue is over 7 years old with zero comments or maintainer interaction, indicating it is highly outdated and irrelevant. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
25
|
close stale | Report of malicious namesquatting on the 'bitcoin' snapname causing users to receive outdated software. Unaddressed for over 7 years with zero maintainer interaction or comments. |
Update history
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