> Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code
[DATE: 26/01/2026 15:43]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that are advertised as artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistants, but also harbor covert functionality to siphon developer data to China-based servers.
The extensions, which have 1.5 million combined installs and are still available for download from the official Visual Studio