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Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code

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

Malicious Microsoft AI extensions might have hit over 1.5 million users

Two VSCode extensions are harvesting sensitive data and sending it to China.

Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for VS Code now publicly available

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment is now available to all users.

Malicious AI extensions on VSCode Marketplace steal developer data

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

Spyware disguised as ChatGPT is harvesting data from 1.5M VS Code developers

Fake AI coding assistants for VS Code, disguised as ChatGPT extensions, infected over 1.5 million developers with spyware.
Analytics Insight

Best VS Code Extensions for Faster Development in 2026

Overview: VS Code extensions can help developers improve speed, accuracy, and organization in coding workflows.AI, formatting ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Google's Antigravity IDE Sparks Forking Debate

Google's new AI-powered Antigravity IDE has triggered an intense discussion among developers after many users quickly concluded that the tool is based on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. A Hacker News ...