Malicious AI extensions on VSCode Marketplace steal developer data

Marketplace that were collectively installed 1.5 million times, exfiltrate developer data to China-based servers.
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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 ...

Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for VS Code now publicly available

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment ...
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Visual Studio Code gets more terminal and Git improvements in latest update

An even better terminal.
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North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Developers via Malicious VS Code Projects

North Korean hackers abuse Visual Studio Code task files in fake job projects to deploy backdoors, spyware, and crypto miners ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Buzz About VS Code Extension for Codebase Visualization

A new Visual Studio Code extension called Nogic sparked a wide-ranging Hacker News discussion, with commenters praising its ...
Techzine Europe

Misuse of VS Code tasks poses risk to developers

Security researchers are increasingly citing Visual Studio Code as part of supply chain attacks on developers. Researchers at Jamf recently identified ...
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Configuring Visual Studio Code for keyboard only input and dropping your mouse

If you’re a developer, you know that working quickly and effectively is key to success. Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a popular tool that can be fine-tuned for use without a mouse, making your coding ...