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Bharath Varma
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Googleย โขย 1y
Malicious VSCode Extensions with Millions of Installs Discovered A group of Israeli researchers uncovered security vulnerabilities in the Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace by creating a fake extension called "Darcula," which mimicked the popular "Dracula Official" theme. The malicious extension, designed to collect system information, was installed by over 100 organizations, including major companies and a national court network. This experiment highlights the significant security risks within the VSCode Marketplace, where thousands of extensions with millions of installs have been found to contain risky or malicious code. The researchers call for more stringent controls and code reviews by Microsoft to mitigate these threats. Source ( bleepingcomputer ) found it interesting Follow for more !!
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