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Cursor Reports Malicious Claude Code Extension Affecting at Most 5,000 Users

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Cursor said it identified a security incident involving a malicious, modified Claude Code VS Code extension accessed through the Cursor IDE extension marketplace, affecting at most 5,000 users. Cursor said Anthropic did not develop the malicious version and that the incident does not affect other extensions.

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    Cursor reports malicious Claude Code extension impacting at most 5,000 users

    Cursor identified a security incident involving a modified Claude Code VS Code extension accessed through its IDE extension marketplace, impacting at most 5,000 users. The malicious version was not developed by Anthropic. The incident does not impact other extensions.

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