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security threats
About this tag
Discussions on WindowsForum.com about security threats include coverage of malicious VS Code extensions that steal developer data. These extensions, posing as AI coding assistants, exfiltrated files and workspace data to attacker-controlled servers. The tag covers real-world incidents where software supply chain attacks and deceptive add-ons compromise user privacy and enterprise security. Topics also involve threat analysis, data theft, and the risks of third-party extensions in development environments. Windows users and IT professionals can find community insights on identifying and mitigating such security threats.
Two Visual Studio Code extensions posing as helpful AI coding assistants have been linked to mass data theft that may have affected more than 1.5 million installs, with researchers saying the add-ons quietly uploaded whole files and workspace data to attacker-controlled servers in China...