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Tampered Claude Code extension on Cursor

A tampered Anthropic Claude Code extension was live on Cursor for nearly 12 hours and reached about 5,000 developer machines, though flawed attacker code stopped a full compromise. It is unknown how attackers got into Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

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Ars TechnicaFri 30 Oct · 21:09 UTC

Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours It's still unknown how attackers got access to…

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  1. 20:38 UTC· the latest

    Backdoored Claude extension reached about 5,000 developer machines

    Wired reports a supply chain attack put the malicious extension on thousands of devices, with flawed code limiting damage. Ars Technica says it stayed up nearly 12 hours.

    2 sourcesWIRED, Ars Technica
    • WIREDRSSFri 30 Oct, 20:38

      A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.
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    • Ars TechnicaRSSFri 30 Oct, 21:09

      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.
      The original post
  2. 09:40 UTC

    Tampered Claude Code extension hits up to 5,000 Cursor users

    Cursor said a maliciously modified version of the Claude Code extension was on its VS Code extension marketplace on Thursday.

    1 sourceReuters
    • ReutersBlueskyFri 30 Oct, 09:40

      Cursor says up to 5,000 users affected by tampered Claude Code extension Cursor, the coding-tool company owned by SpaceX , said on Friday that a ​maliciously modified version of Anthropic’s Claude Code ‌extension was available on its Cursor VS Code extension marketplace on Thurs
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Fri 30 Oct · 21:09 · Ars Technica

Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours It's still unknown how attackers got access to…

Backdoored Claude extension reached about 5,000 developer machines

Fri 30 Oct · 20:38 · WIRED

A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices Thanks to a lucky break,…

Backdoored Claude extension reached about 5,000 developer machines

Fri 30 Oct · 09:40 · Reuters

Cursor says up to 5,000 users affected by tampered Claude Code extension Cursor, the coding-tool company owned by…

Tampered Claude Code extension hits up to 5,000 Cursor users