Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities ...
A suspicious Visual Studio Code extension with file-encrypting and data-stealing behavior successfully bypassed marketplace ...
A published VS Code extension didn't hide the fact that it encrypts and exfiltrates data and also failed to remove obvious signs it was AI-generated.
Microsoft’s November Visual Studio roadmap highlights new AI agents, GPT-5 Codex integration, and improved MCP governance.
Researchers say the malware was in the repository for two weeks, advise precautions to defend against malicious packages.
A malicious extension was published on Microsoft’s official VS Code marketplace, and was able to remain there for some time ...
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