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Fake VS Code Security Alerts on GitHub Spread Malware in Massive Phishing Attack


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2026-03-26 06:40:08
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A large-scale phishing campaign is actively targeting developers on GitHub by abusing the platform’s Discussions feature to distribute fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts. The campaign appears highly coordinated, with thousands of near-identical posts discovered across multiple repositories, indicating automated mass exploitation rather than isolated abuse. Attackers are creating GitHub Discussions with alarming […]


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Mayura Kathir

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