Recent exploits are a reminder that when you install an extension, you grant it a lot of power to see where you go online and ...

A “Featured” browser add-on marketed as privacy protection may have been copying AI chats. Koi Security says Urban VPN Proxy began intercepting prompts and replies after a July 9, 2025 update.

VS Code is a popular choice because it’s free, flexible with lots of extensions, and has built-in Git support, making it a ...

Abstract: Scripting languages like Python or JavaScript are extremely popular among developers, in part due to their massive open-source ecosystems that enable smooth code reuse. However, recent work ...

Hurricane and wildfire seasons are underway, and they appear to be getting longer and more severe in recent years. In response to this, portable generators and power stations have become critical ...

Despite being a memory hog, Google Chrome is the go-to browser for many of us. While part of the reason for this is that it's highly compatible, easy to use, and offers stable performance, what draws ...

Treat this as an immediate security incident, CISOs advised; researchers say it’s one of the most sophisticated supply chain attacks they’ve seen, and it’s spreading. A month after a self-propagating ...

A self-propagating worm is targeting Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions in a complex supply chain attack that has infected 35,800 developer machines so far with techniques the likes of which ...

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Thinking about getting started with data science or maybe just want a better way to handle your Python projects? Anaconda Python is a super popular choice, and for good reason. It bundles a lot of ...

A threat actor named WhiteCobra has been targeting VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf users by planting 24 malicious extensions in the Visual Studio marketplace and the Open VSX registry. The campaign is ...