Reports say Anthropic's Claude Code extension for Visual Studio was compromised with malware

A security researcher reportedly found malware in Anthropic's Claude Code extension for Visual Studio that creates a remote access trojan on desktops. The claim is shared on Mastodon and Hacker News; the items do not include an official Anthropic statement.

Timeline

1. 30 Oct, 08:07 UTCResearcher reports malware in Claude Code extension
2. 30 Oct, 10:22 UTCStory picked up on Hacker News
3. 30 Oct, 11:05 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• Anthropic got compromised. Their Claude Code extension on Visual Studio Code and Cursor has malware in it, which createsKevin Beaumont
• Anthropic hacked to deliver remote access trojanHacker News
• Yesterday, Anthropic were compromised and Cursor extension used by tens of millions of developers for Claude access was nixCraft 🐧