<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A developer lost $500,000 in cryptocurrency due to a malicious coding extension in Cursor IDE that granted attackers remote access.</li><li>The extension appeared legitimate with professional descriptions and inflated download counts, deceiving the developer about its true intent.</li><li>The attackers exploited weaknesses in the Open VSX marketplace to distribute the malicious extension, bypassing common trust indicators.</li><li>Developers are advised to scrutinize extensions, isolate sensitive tasks, and implement security best practices to mitigate risks posed by malicious tools.</li></ul>

Developer Loses $500,000 While Coding in Cursor : Malicious Cursor IDE Extension Exposed

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