Visual Studio Code
VSCode extensions found downloading early-stage ransomware
Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft’s review process. The extensions, named “ahban.shiba” and “ahban.cychelloworld,” were downloaded seven and eight times, respectively, before they were eventually removed from the store. It is notable that the extensions were uploaded onto the VSCode Marketplace on October 27, 2024 (ahban.cychelloworld) […]
Microsoft apologizes for removing VSCode extensions used by millions
Microsoft has reinstated the ‘Material Theme – Free’ and ‘Material Theme Icons – Free’ extensions on the Visual Studio Marketplace after finding that the obfuscated code they contained wasn’t actually malicious. The two VSCode extensions, which count over 9 million installs, were pulled from the VSCode Marketplace in late February over security risks, and their […]
Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community
Malicious Visual Studio Code extensions were discovered on the VSCode marketplace that download heavily obfuscated PowerShell payloads to target developers and cryptocurrency projects in supply chain attacks. In a report by Reversing Labs, researchers say the malicious extensions first appeared in the VSCode marketplace in October. “Throughout October 2024, the RL research team saw a […]
Chinese hackers use Visual Studio Code tunnels for remote access
Chinese hackers targeting large IT service providers in Southern Europe were seen abusing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) tunnels to maintain persistent remote access to compromised systems. VSCode tunnels are part of Microsoft’s Remote Development feature, which enables developers to securely access and work on remote systems via Visual Studio Code. Developers can also execute command […]