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'WhiteCobra' floods VSCode market with crypto-stealing extensions

A threat actor named WhiteCobra has targeting VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf users by planting 24 malicious extensions in the ...
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It has been revealed that some VSCode extensions have a malicious function that encrypts files and demands ransom

Visual Studio Code (VSCode) allows you to use extensions to make development more convenient. It has been reported that an extension that distributes ransomware has been published on the Visual Studio ...
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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 ...

VSCode extensions pulled over security risks, but millions of users have already installed

Security researchers found malicious code hiding in two VSCode extensions Microsoft quickly pulled them and notifies users ...
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VSCode extensions with 9 million installs pulled over security risks

Microsoft has removed two popular VSCode extensions, 'Material Theme – Free' and 'Material Theme Icons – Free,' from the Visual Studio Marketplace for allegedly containing malicious code. The two ...
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New Attacks Exploit VSCode Extensions and npm Packages

A recent investigation by security researchers has revealed a troubling surge in malicious campaigns exploiting popular development tools, including VSCode extensions and npm packages. These campaigns ...
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Verified, but vulnerable: Malicious extensions exploit IDE trust badges

Developers across popular integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and Cursor are at risk of running malicious extensions marked as “verified.” ...