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VS Code Marketplace Abused by Threat Actors to Deliver Malware via Trusted Extensions

A recently uncovered vulnerability in the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace has allowed malicious actors to hijack discontinued extension names and slip malware past unsuspecting developers. In June, ReversingLabs (RL) researchers discovered a new malicious extension, ahbanC.shiba, that bore the same “shiba” identifier as a ransomware-capable extension removed in March”, despite official documentation asserting extension […] The post VS Code Marketplace Abused by Threat Actors to Deliver Malware via Trusted Extensions appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform.

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