Fake Solidity VSCode extension on Open VSX backdoors developers

A remote access trojan dubbed SleepyDuck, and disguised as the well-known Solidity extension in the Open VSX open-source ...

Open VSX rotates tokens used in supply-chain malware attack

The Open VSX registry rotated access tokens after they were accidentally leaked by developers in public repositories and allowed threat actors to publish malicious extensions in an attempted ...

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open ...
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Windows File Explorer Previews are Vulnerable to NTLM Hash Leakage – How to Stay Safe

Windows File Explorer previews can expose NTLM password hashes, putting your security at risk. Here’s what you should know to stay protected.

I customize Windows 11 in seconds with vibe-coded AI scripts. Here’s how

You can now take advantage of this classic Windows scripting tool even if you have zero programming experience.
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Visual Studio October update adds Claude coding models

October 2025 update makes the Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Haiku 4.5 coding models available for use in the GitHub Copilot ...