A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan ...

A BrowserGate investigation alleges LinkedIn secretly scans over 6,000 browser extensions and builds device fingerprints ...

LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects ...

Researchers have determined that Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning browser plug-ins and other information without permission, ...

Claude extension flaw enabled silent prompt injection via XSS and weak allowlist, risking data theft and impersonation until ...

Microsoft released TypeScript 6.0 on March 23, the last version built on the original JavaScript codebase, with three post-RC changes and a wave of deprecations designed to ready codebases for the ...

North Korean hackers exploit VS Code tasks.json auto-run since Dec 2025 to deploy StoatWaffle malware, stealing data and ...

at file:///c:/Users/JohnM/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code%20Insiders/11246017b6/resources/app/extensions/github/dist/extension.js:1:383 at file:///c ...

OpenClaw's Node for VS Code extension proved it can support a real local file-based workflow, but on Windows the experience still feels more like early infrastructure than finished tooling.

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?