Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for ...
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Malicious code detected in VS Code Claude Extension version 2.1.313

Researchers say developers using Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with Claude AI may have been exposed to a serious security ...
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Claude Code extension poisoned with persistent SSH backdoor

According to Cursor, turning on SSH requires admin rights the extension lacks on most Mac and Windows hosts, and on those ...

[How AI News Works] Is that extension really authentic? The story of the fake 'Claude Code'

It seems that on October 29, a fake version of the 'Claude Code' extension appeared in the Cursor extension store. Cursor has ...

Fake Claude Code extension delivered under the official name

A fake update was delivered under the official nameFrom the evening of October 29th to the following morning, a tampered ...

Claude Code extension infected with malware on Cursor marketplace

The official Claude Code extension on the Cursor development environment’s marketplace contained an SSH backdoor.
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Visual Studio Code 1.133 brings flexibility to Claude sessions

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.133, an update to its ...

Claude Code 2.0 Quickly Builds Custom Websites from Text Prompts

Build dynamic websites using Claude Code 2.0 by leveraging new nested sessions and side chats. Connect Higsfield to easily ...
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Microsoft turns its back on Claude Code, asks employees to use Github Copilot instead: Report

Microsoft is telling its employees to stop using Claude Code and instead start moving towards its own GitHub Copilot CLI, according to a report by The Verge. Reportedly, Microsoft had first begun ...