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Re:VSCode Security: Malicious Extensions Detected- More Than... by newaccount74 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @03:11AM (#36040936)
Tracking your host name is not telemetry, it's definitely spyware.
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Re:VSCode Security: Malicious Extensions Detected- More Than... by scotty79 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @04:48AM (#36041625)
Still, it's not nearly on the same level as exfiltrating secrets.
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Re:VSCode Security: Malicious Extensions Detected- More Than... by cywick on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:27AM (#36042776)
Exactly. Typically, exfiltrating this kind of information is only the first step. Once enough high value targets are caught in this net, the actual malware is deployed.
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