Malicious VS Code Extension as Icon Theme Attacking Windows and macOS Users

A malicious Visual Studio Code extension posing as the popular “Material Icon Theme” has been used to attack Windows and macOS users, turning the add-on into a hidden backdoor. The fake extension shipped through the marketplace with backdoored files, giving the attackers a direct path into developer workstations once it was installed. After installation, the […]

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