Security researchers revealed two malicious VS Code extensions exfiltrated code snippets, API keys, and proprietary algorithms from 1.5 million developers to servers in China while masquerading as AI ...

A new VS Code extension called Nogic visualizes codebases as interactive graphs and drew strong interest on Hacker News. Commenters praised the concept for understanding large or unfamiliar codebases, ...

Abstract: Recent years have witnessed the emerging trend of extensions in modern Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code (VSCode) that significantly enhance developer ...

The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a malformed ZIP archive that's designed to sidestep detection efforts by concatenating anywhere from 500 to 1,000 ...

Google's new AI-powered Antigravity IDE has triggered an intense discussion among developers after many users quickly concluded that the tool is based on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. A Hacker News ...

Organizations have accidentally exposed secrets across Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) marketplaces, posing significant risks not just to the organizations themselves but also to the greater ...

The coordinated campaign abuses Visual Studio Code and OpenVSX extensions to steal code, mine cryptocurrency, and maintain remote control, all while posing as legitimate developer tools. In a new ...

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No Not possible to test - JavaScript debug terminal is not an option in bisect mode. VS Code Version ...

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has quickly become one of the most popular code editors among developers—and for good reason. It’s fast, lightweight, and highly customizable. But what truly sets it apart ...

A set of ten VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer for Monero. Microsoft VSCode is a ...

Developers using Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) editor are being warned to delete, or at least stay away from, 10 newly published extensions which will trigger the installation of a ...