Malicious AI-made extension with ransomware capabilities sneaks on to Microsoft's official VS Code marketplace - so devs beware

A White House official told the Associated Press and USA Today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Trump’s Democratic ...
Dark Reading

'Ransomvibing' Infests Visual Studio Extension Market

A published VS Code extension didn't hide the fact that it encrypts and exfiltrates data and also failed to remove obvious signs it was AI-generated.
TMCnet

Syncfusion® Sponsors .NET Conf 2025, Showcasing Open-Source and Premium .NET MAUI Controls

Register for .NET Conf 2025 at dotnetconf.net and learn more about Syncfusion’s .NET MAUI offerings at https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls, including the free open-source Toolkit and the premium ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Custom Agents Lead Microsoft AI Roadmap for Visual Studio

Microsoft's November Visual Studio roadmap outlines in-progress work on multi-agent support, enhanced chat and planning, MCP ...