Tag: Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a fake Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) Visual Studio Code extension that posed as an AI coding assistant but secretly installed malware, giving attackers persistent remote access. The extension was removed from the official VS Code Marketplace after discovery.

North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign are using malicious VS Code projects to deploy backdoors, steal data, and gain remote access to developer systems.