Malicious VSCode extensions infect Windows with cryptominers

2025-04-07 17:18

Nine VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer to mine Ethereum and Monero. [...]

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