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GitHub VSCode extension breach exposes developer toolchain as a primary attack surface

An unauthorised group calling itself TeamPCP accessed GitHub's internal repositories, targeting VSCode extensions used by millions of developers daily. The incident is the latest in a pattern of ...
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VSCode IDE forks expose users to "recommended extension" attacks

Popular AI-powered integrated development environment solutions, such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae, recommend extensions that are non-existent in the OpenVSX registry, allowing ...
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GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

Update May 21: GitHub has now linked this breach to the TanStack npm supply-chain attack and says the employee installed a malicious version of the Nx Console extension. GitHub has confirmed that ...
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GitHub confirms breach — thousands of internal repositories hit after employee installs malicious VS Code extension

GitHub confirms an employee’s compromised device led to exfiltration of internal repositories via a poisoned VSCode extension Threat actors TeamPCP are selling an archive of roughly 4,000 repos on the ...

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP, simultaneously compromised Microsoft's durabletask Python ...