GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension (opens in new tab)

Sergiu Gatlan reports: GitHub has confirmed that roughly 3,800 internal repositories were breached after one of its employees installed a malicious VS Code extension. The company has since removed the unnamed trojanized extension from the VS Code marketplace and has secured the compromised device. “Yesterday we detected and contained a compromise of an employee device… Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 ...