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GlassWorm: First Self-Propagating Worm Using Invisible Code Hits OpenVSX Marketplace | Koi Blog (www.koi.ai)

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Alternative press article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/self-spreading-glassworm-malware-hits-openvsx-vs-code-registries/

Identified extensions are mainly on OpenVSX - an alternative VS Code Extension Marketplace.

Update (Oct 19, 2025): A new infected extension detected in Microsoft's VSCode marketplace - still active.

Bleepingcomputer:

Microsoft has removed the malicious extension frrom its marketplace following the researchers' alert.

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[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 5 points 2 days ago

Finally some spotlight for my dear Open VSX- wait, not like this!