Attackers can abuse VS Code configuration files for RCE when a GitHub Codespaces user opens a repository or pull request.

Eclipse Foundation to require pre-publish security checks for Open VSX extensions to reduce VS Code supply-chain risk.

OpenClaw, formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot, faces malware attacks as fake skills and extensions exploit trust in local AI tools.

Cybersecurity researchers from Socket’s Threat Research team have identified a developer-compromise supply chain attack ...

GlassWorm malware is expanding to open source platforms, targeting macOS users with infostealers.

Microsoft is experimenting with a macOS-style dock for Windows 11, enabling pinned extensions, system monitoring, and flexible customization.

Quantum computing has attracted attention for years, but for most developers it has felt distant and impractical. By making its development kit open source and integrating it with widely used tools ...

A Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension for Moltbot turns out to actually deliver a malware payload to unsuspecting users.

Security researchers found two AI-branded VS Code extensions with 1.5M installs that covertly send source code and files to ...

Marketplace that were collectively installed 1.5 million times, exfiltrate developer data to China-based servers.

A new Visual Studio Code extension called Nogic sparked a wide-ranging Hacker News discussion, with commenters praising its graph-based approach to understanding complex codebases while also raising ...