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Open VSX Bug Let Malicious VS Code Extensions Bypass Pre-Publish Security Checks
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Published 2026-03-27 13:57 UTCUpdated 2026-03-27 16:51 UTC
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Overview
A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the Discussions section of various projects, to trick users into downloading malware.
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0.97
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2
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2
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2
Source types
1
Duplicate ratio
0%
All evidence
All evidence
Fake VS Code alerts on GitHub spread malware to developers
bleepingcomputer_all · bleepingcomputer.com · 2026-03-27 16:51 UTC
Open VSX Bug Let Malicious VS Code Extensions Bypass Pre-Publish Security Checks
The Hacker News · thehackernews.com · 2026-03-27 13:57 UTC
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