A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...

Microsoft is previewing a new AI-assisted tool for Visual Studio Code Insiders called the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer. It's designed to help developers modernize older JavaScript or TypeScript ...

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers' machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, crypto wallets, and ...

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Google has launched an official Colab extension for Visual Studio Code, aiming to bridge the gap between local development and powerful cloud computing for AI and machine learning. The new tool allows ...

GlassWorm, a self-propagating malware targeting Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Open VSX marketplace, have apparently continued despite statements that the threat had been contained.

Three more VS Code extensions were infected last week and the malware has emerged in GitHub repositories as well. The GlassWorm malware has reared its ugly head again in the Open VSX registry, roughly ...

The GlassWorm malware campaign, which impacted the OpenVSX and Visual Studio Code marketplaces last month, has returned with three new VSCode extensions that have already been downloaded over 10,000 ...

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities that appears to be created with the help of artificial intelligence – in ...

VS Code has become the top choice for web developers. It’s been around only 8 years but has grown a lot. This is thanks to its huge library of extensions and how it boosts productivity. VS Code’s ...