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7 VS Code extensions that make me a better developer

The Jupyter extension brings Jupyter Notebook functionality into VS Code. It lets you create, open, and edit .ipynb files ...

Malicious AI-made extension with ransomware capabilities sneaks on to Microsoft's official ...

A malicious extension was published on Microsoft’s official VS Code marketplace, and was able to remain there for some time ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft

A fake extension for the Cursor AI IDE code editor infected devices with remote access tools and infostealers, which, in one case, led to the theft of $500,000 in cryptocurrency from a Russian crypto ...
Techzine Europe

Invisible malware spread via VS Code extensions

The leak has now been fixed. According to the Open VSX team, the incident has been fully contained and closed since October ...
Dark Reading

'Ransomvibing' Infests Visual Studio Extension Market

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.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code SQL Extension Previews Microsoft Fabric Connectivity

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...
CSOonline

Hackers can slip ghost commands into the Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension

The Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension is reportedly vulnerable to stealthy prompt injection attacks using invisible Unicode Tag characters. According to the author of the “Embrace The Red” blog, ...