Tag: Microsoft VsCode

Cybercriminals have begun to target Microsoft's VSCode Marketplace, posting three malicious Visual Studio extensions that were downloaded 46,600 times by Windows developers. The virus allowed threat actors to steal passwords, system information, and install a remote shell on the victim's PC, according to Check Point, whose analysts found the malicious extensions and reported them to Microsoft. On May 4, 2023, the extensions were identified and reported, and they were later withdrawn from the VSCode marketplace on May 14, 2023. Any software developers who continue to use the harmful extensions must manually...