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Self-Spreading 'GlassWorm' Infects VS Code Extensions in Widespread Supply Chain Attack

GlassWorm spread via 14 VS Code extensions; Solana + Google Calendar C2; stole credentials, drained 49 wallets.
SecurityWeek

Supply Chain Attack Targets VS Code Extensions With ‘GlassWorm’ Malware

Visual Studio developers are targeted with a self-propagating worm in a sophisticated supply chain attack through the OpenVSX ...

Self-spreading GlassWorm malware hits OpenVSX, VS Code registries

A new and ongoing supply-chain attack is targeting developers on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces with ...
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VSCode market struck by huge influx of malicious WhiteCobra extensions - so be warned

Researchers found 24 malicious extensions in Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX Registry deploying Lumma Stealer and other malware The attack targeted cryptocurrency holders and developers, with ...
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It has been revealed that some VSCode extensions have a malicious function that encrypts files and demands ransom

Visual Studio Code (VSCode) allows you to use extensions to make development more convenient. It has been reported that an extension that distributes ransomware has been published on the Visual Studio ...
InfoWorld

Threat actors are spreading malicious extensions via VS marketplaces

There isn’t a consistent threat model for extension marketplaces yet, McCarthy said, making it difficult for any platform to anticipate these risks. However, he added, Microsoft’s marketplace has seen ...
TechRadar

Developers targeted by malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions

Reversing Labs and Assaraf discover campaign targeting software and web3 devs Multiple packages were hiding weaponized code that deploys stage-two malware The malicious intent was very difficult to ...