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A poisoned VS Code extension led to a GitHub breach, and Microsoft owns every link in the chain

Microsoft has had a VS Code extension for a long time, and it finally came back to bite them.
The Hacker News

GlassWorm Malware Takedown Disrupts Developer Supply Chain Attack Infrastructure

GlassWorm poisoned 300 GitHub repositories since 2025, enabling supply chain attacks against developers and organizations.

'Adversaries are no longer just targeting products, they're targeting the developers who build them': CrowdStrike takes down major botnet targeting developers across …

The Glassworm botnet is no more, thanks to coordinated efforts between CrowdStrike, Google, and the Shadowserver Foundation.
Infosecurity Magazine

CrowdStrike, Google Take Down Glassworm Botnet

An industry effort involving CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation has led to the disruption of the Glassworm ...
Memeburn

GitHub Hack Exposes 3,800 Repos and a Bigger VS Code Risk

GitHub hack exposed 3,800 internal repos through a poisoned VS Code extension, raising new concerns over developer supply ...

Coordinated operation takes down Glassworm botnet

The Glassworm botnet, a global operation targeting software developers through the open-source supply chain, was disrupted ...

500 Poisoned Packages, Hundreds of Companies: TeamPCP’s Worm Just Reached GitHub

A GitHub employee installed a routine VS Code extension update, handed cybercrime group TeamPCP enough access to exfiltrate ...

CrowdStrike and Google shut down glassworm malware network targeting software developers

CrowdStrike, alongside Google and the Shadowserver Foundation, has disrupted the Glassworm botnet used to spread malware ...
Computer Weekly

Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces

CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation worked together to take down a botnet that poisoned over 300 GitHub ...