A published VS Code extension didn't hide the fact that it encrypts and exfiltrates data and also failed to remove obvious signs it was AI-generated.

Developers will have to contend with a dormant turned active malicious code on Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions, which ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new set of three extensions associated with the GlassWorm campaign, indicating continued attempts on part of threat actors to target the Visual Studio Code ...

Microsoft's unified agent experience in VS Code consolidates Copilot, Codex, and custom agents, introducing Agent Sessions, a ...

Microsoft's November Visual Studio roadmap outlines in-progress work on multi-agent support, enhanced chat and planning, MCP ...

A malicious extension was published on Microsoft’s official VS Code marketplace, and was able to remain there for some time gathering downloads and infecting people’s computers.