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GlassWorm Malware Abuses Open Source Open VSX To Target macOS Developers

Opensourceforu • January 2, 2026

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Malware -laced extensions on the open source Open VSX marketplace have targeted macOS developers, exposing how trusted community-driven platforms ...

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New GlassWorm Malware Targets macOS Developers with Trojanized Crypto Wallets A fourth wave of the GlassWorm campaign is targeting macOS developers by distributing malicious VSCode/OpenVSX extensions that contain trojanized versions of crypto wallet applications. These extensions are available in the OpenVSX registry and the Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace, which are used to enhance the functionality of VS Code-compatible editors. 7 sources 41

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