Published August 4, 2026 ยท Added August 5, 2026

77 Open VSX extensions found harvesting developer info

BleepingComputer reports that 77 counterfeit Open VSX marketplace extensions impersonated legitimate developer tools while exfiltrating host, editor, workspace, Git, and CI metadata from open-source development environments.

BleepingComputer reports that 77 counterfeit Open VSX marketplace extensions impersonated legitimate developer tools while exfiltrating host, editor, workspace, Git, and CI metadata from open-source development environments.

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Source: Bleepingcomputer