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GlassWorm hid invisible code in VS Code extensions for a year before its takedown

For more than a year, a self-propagating worm rode VS Code extensions, npm packages, and stolen developer credentials through ...
XDA Developers on MSN

A poisoned VS Code extension led to a GitHub breach, and Microsoft owns every link in the chain

Microsoft has had a VS Code extension for a long time, and it finally came back to bite them.
Spiceworks on MSN

Did AI write the worm that breached GitHub’s own house?

A single developer. One poisoned extension. Five supply chain surfaces compromised in 48 hours. And a threat group claiming ...

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GitHub Hack Exposes 3,800 Repos and a Bigger VS Code Risk

GitHub hack exposed 3,800 internal repos through a poisoned VS Code extension, raising new concerns over developer supply ...
Tech Times

500 Poisoned Packages, Hundreds of Companies: TeamPCP’s Worm Just Reached GitHub

A GitHub employee installed a routine VS Code extension update, handed cybercrime group TeamPCP enough access to exfiltrate ...
Tech Times

GitHub CISO Names Nx Console as Root of 3,800-Repo Breach: OpenAI, Grafana Also Hit

GitHub CISO Alexis Wales confirmed Thursday that a poisoned build of the Nx Console Visual Studio Code extension — live on ...

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 internal repos after employee installs poisoned VS Code extension

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 internal repos after employee installs poisoned VS Code extension - SiliconANGLE ...

GitHub confirms 'hacking' attack; says: We detected and contained a compromise of an employee device involving a poisoned ...

GitHub has confirmed a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to some of its internal repositories after a threat actor ...