
More fake extensions linked to GlassWorm found in Open VSX code marketplace
The threat actor seeding the Open VSX code marketplace with fraudulent extensions that download the GlassWorm malware has uploaded 73 more impersonated links, as its attempt to infect software supply chains continues. Philipp Burckhardt, head of threat intelligence at Socket, which revealed the latest activity, called it a “significant escalation” in the gang’s activity, after it added 72 malicious extensions last month. The extensions impersonate trusted developer tools. More recently, the listed extensions contain benign code so they will evade malware scanners. Later, after connecting automatically to newly-created GitHub or other public accounts, they download GlassWorm to developers’ co...