An extension I used almost every day was bought by a new owner and loaded up with spyware. It happened in 2024, but Google only removed it this week.

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

GlassWorm campaign used 72 malicious Open VSX extensions and infected 151 GitHub repositories, enabling stealth supply-chain attacks on developers.

VS Code keeps adding new features as time goes on, and if you weren't careful, you likely missed things like sticky scroll, zen mode, and more.

IBM announced it is offering the IBM Db2 Developer Extension for Visual Studio (VS) Code-now generally available. Developers live in VS Code, but Db2 development often means switching tools to set up ...

It's more than just a code editor.

The new release allows using experimental agent plug-ins and the new Agent Debug Panel offers detailed insights into chat ...

As Microsoft announced, the Python Environments Extension for Visual Studio Code is generally available after a one-year preview phase. It is intended to make the workflow for managing Python ...

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment is now available to all users. Developers can use it to build and manage ...

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 ...

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, ...