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Open VSX Removes 77 Malicious Evil Twin Extensions

August 05, 2026 1 min read 5 views
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Manifold Security discovered 77 malicious extensions on Open VSX impersonating legitimate developer tools. Uploaded between July 26 and August 1, 2026, they exfiltrated system and development environment data. Open VSX has removed them.

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