Security researcher Adnan Khan says the Claude Code extension for VS Code was backdoored with malware today, but he gave no version numbers and Anthropic hadn't commented in what the pulse could see. If you use the extension, check for an official adv...
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A researcher says Claude Code's VS Code extension was backdoored with malware (unconfirmed)
Security researcher Adnan Khan says the Claude Code extension for VS Code was backdoored with malware today, but he gave no version numbers and Anthropic hadn't commented in what the pulse could see. If you use the extension, check for an official adv...
Security researcher Adnan Khan says the Claude Code extension for VS Code was backdoored with malware today, but he gave no version numbers and Anthropic hadn't commented in what the pulse could see. If you use the extension, check for an official advisory or update before trusting recent installs. Original post...
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Signal Strength 80%
Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 44
Category BIG MOVE
Reader Depth PRACTICAL
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Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 82
Practical Impact Score 0
Novelty Interest Score 70
Consequence Score 26
Curiosity Score 0
Shareability Score 59
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