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Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

Anthropic's verified Cursor account was compromised and its VS Code extension backdoored for nearly 12 hours, Ars Technica reported. It remains unknown how attackers gained access to the verified Anthropic Cursor account.

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Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
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It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

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