January 22, 2026

Threat Actors Expand Abuse of Microsoft Visual Studio Code

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Threat Actors Expand Abuse of Microsoft Visual Studio Code

North Korean hackers are exploiting Visual Studio Code to deploy backdoor malware.

The malicious activity is part of the Contagious Interview campaign.

Jamf Threat Labs has identified this new evolution in the campaign.

Attackers are using malicious Git repositories to facilitate the malware deployment.

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