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Jul 14 2025 Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft

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A fake extension for the Cursor AI IDE code editor infected devices with remote access tools and infostealers, which, in one case, led to the theft of $500,000 in cryptocurrency from a Russian crypto developer. [...]

Posted by Lawrence Abrams on Mon 14 July 2025 in BleepingComputer.

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