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3,800 GitHub repos got breached by one VSCode extension. Here's the 5-minute audit that saves yours.
DEV.to AIΒ·May 21, 2026
A malicious VSCode extension breached 3,800 GitHub repositories, exfiltrating tokens and credentials. The attack exploited extension file access permissions to collect sensitive data and send it to an attacker-controlled server.
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