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$500K stolen via fake AI coding extension
(
securelist.com
)
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handfuloflight
on July 12, 2025
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yieldcrv
on July 12, 2025
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Interesting that anyone can upload extensions there without them getting flagged
Which crypto assets did it target? or was it taking private keys
12_throw_away
on July 12, 2025
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Yikes. Everyone who uses VSCode or its variants should be at least a little freaked out here ...
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Which crypto assets did it target? or was it taking private keys