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3 VS Code extensions stealing credentials for GitHub, VSX, and crypto wallets

Developers will have to contend with a dormant turned active malicious code on Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions, which ...
The Hacker News

Vibe-Coded Malicious VS Code Extension Found with Built-In Ransomware Capabilities

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities ...
SecurityWeek

GlassWorm Malware Returns to Open VSX, Emerges on GitHub

The GlassWorm malware has reared its ugly head again in the Open VSX registry, roughly two weeks after being removed.
The Hacker News

Malicious VSX Extension "SleepyDuck" Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive

Researchers uncover SleepyDuck RAT hidden in VSX extension, using Ethereum contracts to control infected hosts.

Malicious AI-made extension with ransomware capabilities sneaks on to Microsoft's official VS Code marketplace - so devs beware

A White House official told the Associated Press and USA Today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Trump’s Democratic ...
Dark Reading

Self-Propagating GlassWorm Attacks VS Code Supply Chain

A self-propagating worm is targeting Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions in a complex supply chain attack that has infected 35,800 developer machines so far with techniques the likes of which ...

Apple accidentally leaks new web App Store front-end source code, ends up on GitHub

Just hours after Apple launched a new web interface for the App Store, its front-end source code ended up on GitHub.
CSOonline

Threat actors are spreading malicious extensions via VS marketplaces

Careless developers publishing Visual Studio extensions to two open marketplaces have been including access tokens and other secrets that can be exploited by threat actors, a security vendor has found ...
CNET

Shopify vs. WooCommerce: What’s the Best Store Builder for Your Brand?

Shopify and WooCommerce both let you build an e-commerce store without code -- but the user experience is very different. Here’s what I learned from testing these tools.