Microsoft VSCode Drama: Popular Extensions Yanked for ‘Malicious Code’ Shenanigans
Microsoft has booted two popular VSCode extensions, downloaded nearly 9 million times, off the marketplace for allegedly being naughty with malicious code. Users received alerts faster than you can say “equinusocio,” and the developer claims a rogue dependency is to blame. Who knew a theme could cause such drama in the coding world?
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Key Points:
- Microsoft yanked two popular VSCode extensions due to alleged malicious code.
- The extensions were downloaded nearly 9 million times, raising significant concern.
- Cybersecurity experts found suspicious, obfuscated JavaScript in the extensions.
- Publisher Mattia Astorino claims the issue was due to a compromised dependency.
- Microsoft plans to share more details on the detected malicious activity soon.
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