Visual Studio Magazine

Open VSX 1.0.0 Puts Focus on Open Extension Registry for VS Code Ecosystem

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.
Tech Times

Microsoft Pulls 119 Malicious Edge Extensions Hiding Malware in Images

StegoAd Microsoft Edge extensions malware affected up to 2.6 million users after the company removed 119 add-ons that hid ...
Tech Times

Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension: How One Permission Combo Logged Every Keystroke

Fake Perplexity Chrome extension exploited a legal permission combination to log every address-bar keystroke before ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Disrupts StegoAd Extension Campaign Affecting Up to 2.6 Million Users

Microsoft disrupted StegoAd, a malicious browser extension campaign affecting up to 2.6 million users. StegoAd used hidden payloads, delayed execution and steganography to evade browser security ...
Microsoft

Chromium extension uses AI‑related branding to redirect browser search

A malicious Chromium-based extension that spoofs the AI-powered answer engine Perplexity AI redirects browser search traffic using MV3 APIs and intermediary infrastructure.
MUO on MSN

The 6 VS Code extensions I wish I'd installed years ago

Stop coding without these extensions ...

Malicious PyPI packages give hackers control of Telegram bot servers

A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...