ExtensionTotal says it reported the malicious extensions to Microsoft, but they are still available at the time of writing. The Discord-themed extension on VSCode Marketplace Source: BleepingComputer ...

Suspicious VSCode extensions already exist AquaSec didn't just prove it's possible to mimic popular extensions on VSCode Marketplace but also found suspicious examples already uploaded to the ...

The extensions can be used to install additional programs, steal source code, or tamper with it in other ways in the VSCode IDE. Check out the best firewalls around Via: BleepingComputer ...

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 ...

VSCode Marketplace is an extensions market run by the Redmond software giant, which allegedly hosts more than 50,000 add-ons that improve VSC’s functionality in various ways.

The extensions were discovered by security firm ReversingLabs , who reported them to Microsoft, who then removed them. We have reached out to the #VSCode marketplace team, & they have removed ...