A malicious version of the Claude Code extension reportedly contained hidden code capable of opening remote access to ...

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for ...

An official extension for Anthropic’s Claude model was backdoored and threatened as many as 5,000 developers’ machines, ...

AI-related news.📰🔓 Claude Code | SSH backdoor in fake extension, up to 5,000 infected via CursorA fake version posing as a ...

A compromised Claude Code VS Code extension added an SSH key, installed persistence, and sent host details before version 2.1 ...

Cursor distributed a trojanized Anthropic Claude Code VS Code extension through its marketplace, and the malicious ...

According to Cursor, turning on SSH requires admin rights the extension lacks on most Mac and Windows hosts, and on those machines the attacker could not have logged in through the tunnel. The company ...

Cursor on October 29, 2026 disclosed a security incident involving a maliciously modified version of the ...

Cursor removed a compromised Claude Code extension from its marketplace on October 29. This came after researchers found out ...

On October 29, it was discovered that version '2.1.313' of what claimed to be the Claude Code VS Code extension contained ...

A tampered Claude Code 2.1.313 build added an svc-telemetry SSH key and persistence; Cursor says up to 5,000 users installed ...

A compromised Claude extension in Cursor exposed up to 5,000 developer systems to a supply-chain attack lasting nearly 12 ...