A set of ten VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer for Monero. Microsoft VSCode is a ...
Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft's review process. The extensions, named "ahban.shiba" and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Recent reports have uncovered a series of malicious extensions ...
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 ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Security researchers found malicious code hiding in two VSCode extensions Microsoft quickly ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.” ...
Two VSCode extensions exfiltrated sensitive user data to Chinese servers ChatGPT – 中文版 and ChatMoss had over 1.5 million installs combined Extensions used hidden iframes, commands, and SDKs to steal ...