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VSCode and Viruses in Test Assignments

Be careful when opening repositories with test assignments in VSCode. There may be viruses inside that steal crypto.

<p>Developers looking for jobs - be careful when opening "repositories with test assignments" in VSCode. There may be viruses inside that steal all the crypto from your computer.</p>
<p>The engine is the same as that of the September Shai-Hulud epidemic, which infected hundreds of JavaScript libraries back then. You click "Yes, I trust the author of this repository" - and poof. Just like the old viruses on Windows.</p>
<p>They say it's North Korean hackers.</p>

🔗 Source: https://opensourcemalware.com/blog/contagious-interview-vscode

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