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Claude Code VS Code extension with backdoor released on Cursor marketplace
A supply-chain compromise targeting a major AI lab's coding tool poses a severe security risk to developers relying on AI assistants.
Covered by 2 sources · first reported by Hacker News
What happened
A version of the Claude Code VS Code extension containing a backdoor was released on the Cursor marketplace. According to the report's URL, Anthropic was hacked to deliver a remote access trojan to the laptops of Claude developers worldwide.
Who it’s about
- Anthropic
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Phorion
- Claude
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Hacker News
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