#vs-code-extensions on Hacker News

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Screenshot of cyberplace.social: Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions

Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions (cyberplace.social)

620 points by dsr_ 3 days ago | 184 comments

Mastodon thread by Kevin Beaumont reporting that the official Claude Code extension for VS Code and Cursor (v2.1.313) shipped with a reverse SSH backdoor in a supply chain attack.

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Screenshot of phorion.io: Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace

Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace (phorion.io)

950 points by _chall 3 days ago | 542 comments

Phorion security advisory analyzing a backdoored Claude Code for VS Code extension (v2.1.313) on the Cursor Marketplace that installs a persistent reverse SSH backdoor.

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#vs-code-extensions on Hacker News

Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions(cyberplace.social)

Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace(phorion.io)

Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions (cyberplace.social)

Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace (phorion.io)