GitHub Confirms 3,800 Internal Repos Stolen Through Poisoned VS Code Extension – Decrypt

May 20, 2026 - 18:15
GitHub Confirms 3,800 Internal Repos Stolen Through Poisoned VS Code Extension – Decrypt
In brief GitHub says an employee installed a malicious VS Code extension that gave attackers access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories. The company says only GitHub-internal repos were affected, and no customer data outside those repositories was compromised. Hacker group TeamPCP is claiming credit and asking for at least $50,000 for the stolen code. GitHub...

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