New GitHub Zero-Day Exposed Developer Tokens to Attackers

A github.dev flaw could let attackers steal GitHub OAuth tokens through a one-click attack, exposing private repositories and ...

Another bug hunter leaks Microsoft exploits in defiance of company’s handling of vulnerability disclosures

D Yet another aggrieved bug hunter has leaked a vulnerability affecting a Microsoft product after becoming disillusioned with ...
Bleeping Computer

VSCode extensions with 9 million installs pulled over security risks

Microsoft has removed two popular VSCode extensions, 'Material Theme – Free' and 'Material Theme Icons – Free,' from the Visual Studio Marketplace for allegedly containing malicious code. The two ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Threat Actors Keep Weaponizing VS Code Extensions

Threat actors continue to probe Visual Studio Code's extension ecosystem, and a late November incident shows how quickly a trusted developer tool can be turned into a supply chain beachhead. In a ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

New Attacks Exploit VSCode Extensions and npm Packages

A recent investigation by security researchers has revealed a troubling surge in malicious campaigns exploiting popular development tools, including VSCode extensions and npm packages. These campaigns ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs discovered

A group of Israeli researchers explored the security of the Visual Studio Code marketplace and managed to "infect" over 100 organizations by trojanizing a copy of the popular 'Dracula Official theme ...
CSOonline

Verified, but vulnerable: Malicious extensions exploit IDE trust badges

Developers across popular integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and Cursor are at risk of running malicious extensions marked as “verified.” ...