GlassWorm, the malware campaign which targeted VS Code developers on Microsoft’s official Visual Studio Code marketplace, has now expanded to open source alternatives, experts have claimed.
Recently, security researchers Socket said they discovered four extensions in Open VSX, an open, vendor-neutral marketplace for editor extensions (mainly used by developers who work with VS Code-compatible editors). These extensions started off as benign, but have been compromised at one point, and used to deliver an infostealer to MacOS users in typical supply-chain attack style.
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Source: TechRadar News
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