Security researchers revealed two malicious VS Code extensions exfiltrated code snippets, API keys, and proprietary algorithms from 1.5 million developers to servers in China while masquerading as AI ...

Two malicious extensions in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace that were collectively installed 1.5 million times exfiltrate developer data to China-based servers. Both extensions are ...

The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been attributed to a cyber attack campaign that has targeted Kyrgyzstan since at least June 2025 with the goal of delivering NetSupport RAT. As of October ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw impacting Oracle Identity Manager to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing ...

A suspicious Visual Studio Code extension with file-encrypting and data-stealing behavior successfully bypassed marketplace review and entered the developer ecosystem. In a suspected test effort, ...

The coordinated campaign abuses Visual Studio Code and OpenVSX extensions to steal code, mine cryptocurrency, and maintain remote control, all while posing as legitimate developer tools. In a new ...

A threat actor called TigerJack is constantly targeting developers with malicious extensions published on Microsoft's Visual Code (VSCode) marketplace and OpenVSX registry to steal cryptocurrency and ...

Abstract: Recent years have witnessed the emerging trend of extensions in modern Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code (VSCode) that significantly enhance developer ...

Since vscode-java 1.2.0, it publishes platform specific versions to Microsoft VS Code marketplace. And the platform versions have JRE 17 embedded in Java extension for platforms such as win32-x64, ...