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Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code

Security researchers found two AI-branded VS Code extensions with 1.5M installs that covertly send source code and files to ...

Fake Moltbot AI assistant just spreads malware - so watch out for scams

Moltbot doesn't have a VSCode extension - you're downloading malware instead ...
GIGAZINE

A report that a fake VSCode extension was created and downloaded and that a flaw in the VSCode extension system that makes it easy to insert malicious code was also revealed

Microsoft's text editor 'Visual Studio Code (VSCode)' allows you to add functions and customize the appearance by introducing extensions. Security researchers released 'fake extensions that insert ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Malicious Commands in GitHub Codespaces Enable RCE

A set of attack vectors in GitHub Codespaces have been uncovered that enable remote code execution (RCE) by opening a ...
SecurityWeek

VS Code Configs Expose GitHub Codespaces to Attacks

Attackers can abuse VS Code configuration files for RCE when a GitHub Codespaces user opens a repository or pull request.
Cybernews

Spyware disguised as ChatGPT is harvesting data from 1.5M VS Code developers

Fake AI coding assistants for VS Code, disguised as ChatGPT extensions, infected over 1.5 million developers with spyware.
Bleeping Computer

Malicious crypto-stealing VSCode extensions resurface on OpenVSX

A threat actor called TigerJack is constantly targeting developers with malicious extensions published on Microsoft's Visual Code (VSCode) marketplace and OpenVSX registry to steal cryptocurrency and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Threat Actors Keep Weaponizing VS Code Extensions

Threat actors continue to probe Visual Studio Code's extension ecosystem, and a late November incident shows how quickly a trusted developer tool can be turned into a supply chain beachhead. In a ...