Cybernews

New malware on Microsoft Marketplace steals passwords and screenshots of desktops

Malicious Visual Studio Code extensions disguised as dark themes and AI assistants infect developers with infostealing ...
The Hacker News

Researchers Find Malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust Packages Stealing Developer Data

Researchers found malicious VS Code extensions and Go, npm, and Rust packages stealing developer data via hidden payloads and exfiltration.

4.3 million have installed this malicious browser extension on Chrome and Edge - here's how to check

The list of extensions is quite extensive. There are 125 of them for Edge, and 20 for Chrome. Google has reportedly already removed all that were hosted on its repository, while Microsoft seems to be ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Malware Discovered in 19 Visual Studio Code Extensions

A new campaign involving 19 malicious Visual Studio Code extensions used a legitimate npm package to embed malware in ...

Malicious VSCode extensions on Microsoft's registry drop infostealers

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers' machines with information-stealing ...
Developer Tech

Malware campaign uses VS Code extensions for A/B testing

A new malware campaign is A/B testing delivery effectiveness on software developers using malicious VS Code extensions.