Anthropic VS Code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

2026-11-01 · Source: Ars Technica ↗

According to Ars Technica, Anthropic's VS Code extension on Cursor was backdoored for nearly 12 hours. It is still unknown how the attackers gained access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

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