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Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

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Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
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In brief

  • What: Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
  • When: October 31, 2026 at 00:09
  • Source: Ars Technica AI (media)
  • Topic: Agents & tools

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Prepared by Ilya Tarasov’s Tarasov Code newsroom based on a report by Ars Technica AI.

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