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Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs discovered (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] savedbythezsh 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You declare it in the package.json as a category when publishing. It's completely self-selected with no oversight, review, or enforced permissions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Microsoft security practices haven't changed much over the decades