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Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
It’s still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic’s verified Cursor account. An official extension for Anthropic’s Claude model was backdoored and threatened as many as 5,000 developers’ machines, multiple sources reported Friday.
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Attackers compromised the verified Cursor account used for Anthropic’s Claude model extension, though how they gained access remains unknown. The official VS Code extension was backdoored, potentially exposing up to 5,000 developers’ machines to malicious code. Multiple sources reported the threat on Friday. Anthropic has not yet issued a warning to its customers about the incident.
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