Microsoft's open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers★ 78
Hacker News (AI keywords)·4 hours ago·Incident
Microsoft temporarily removed several open source GitHub projects while investigating suspected malicious content. The affected repos were linked to Azure and developer workflows involving AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and VS Code. Security researchers said the malware could steal passwords and sensitive credentials when compromised tools were opened, though Microsoft has not disclosed how many users were affected.
