AI-based VS Code forks recommended unclaimed extensions, allowing malicious uploads in Open VSX and risking developer systems ...

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers' machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, crypto wallets, and ...

A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...

This bundle combines Microsoft’s professional-grade IDE with guided programming courses to help beginners build real coding ...

VS Code is more than just an excellent code editor. The real magic of VS Code isn’t just in the application itself, but in its massive ecosystem of extensions. They are essential tools that automate ...

VS Code is one of the most popular open-source (mostly) applications out there, and for good reason: It does everything you ...

Threat actors continue to probe Visual Studio Code's extension ecosystem, and a late November incident shows how quickly a trusted developer tool can be turned into a supply chain beachhead. In a ...

Aider is a “pair-programming” tool that can use various providers as the AI back end, including a locally running instance of ...

Popular AI-powered integrated development environment solutions, such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae, ...

A new pair of malicious Visual Studio Code extensions capable of harvesting screenshots, browser sessions and stored credentials has been discovered by cybersecurity researchers. The extensions, ...

Public preview of Microsoft’s C++ tools for the AI coding assistant are available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders.