Arun ArumugamAgent Engineering

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Malicious Claude Code extension hits Cursor's marketplace

A tampered Claude Code extension in Cursor's marketplace tried to install an SSH backdoor on up to 5,000 machines; affected users should update and check for compromise.

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Cursor pulls a malicious Claude Code extension from its marketplace

A tampered Anthropic.claude-code 2.1.313 sat in Cursor's extension marketplace for about 11 hours and tried to plant an SSH backdoor; up to 5,000 users got it. Update to 2.1.314 and check the listed indicators.