2026-10-30 14:39 UTC
This is the best coverage I've found so far of the Claude Code for VS Code backdoor:
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/claude-code-extension-trojanized
T̵h̵e̵ ̵c̵o̵m̵p̵r̵o̵m̵i̵s̵e̵d̵ ̵v̵e̵r̵s̵i̵o̵n̵ ̵m̵a̵d̵e̵ ̵i̵t̵ ̵i̵n̵t̵o̵ ̵a̵l̵l̵ ̵o̵f̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵e̵x̵t̵e̵n̵s̵i̵o̵n̵ ̵r̵e̵g̵i̵s̵t̵r̵i̵e̵s̵.̵ EDIT: WRONG! It was just the Cursor Marketplace. Step Security has updated their article to remove statements to the contrary. It's unfortunate that they went off half-cocked and spread misleading information for a day.
#infosec #ClaudeCode #ThreatIntelligence
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