Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for ...
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Malicious Claude Code extension hit Cursor: 5,000 at risk

For about 11 hours on Thursday, a counterfeit version of Anthropic's Claude Code sat in Cursor's extension marketplace, one ...

Fake Claude Code extension affected up to 5,000 users on Cursor's distribution site for about 11 hours; an opportunity to review development environment extension …

Cursor has announced that it confirmed a security incident in version 2.1.313 of "Anthropic.claude-code," which was ...
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Cursor Confirms Anthropic Claude Code Extension Compromised

Attackers backdoored the official Claude Code VS Code extension, being distributed on the Cursor Marketplace, designed to ...