Fake version of Claude extension in Cursor affects 5,000 users
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On October 29, a counterfeit version of the Claude Code extension appeared in Cursor's extension marketplace. That version was available to users for just over eleven hours. Cursor is a program that developers use to write software, and many software developers in the Netherlands also work with it.
The fake extension contained an SSH backdoor. Such a backdoor allows someone to gain access to a computer from a distance without the user immediately noticing. SSH is a secure way to connect to other computers over the internet, which makes a backdoor in this kind of software especially dangerous.
According to the available information, the extension was downloaded by approximately 5,000 users. It is not clear how many of them actually installed and used the manipulated version.
The case shows how important it is to install extensions only from trusted sources. Developers are advised to check their installed extensions and to watch for unusual activity on their computers. More details about the further course of the incident are not yet known.
Sources: tech-insider.org
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