Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer's devices

The Microsoft Defender team has discovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft brings C++ smarts to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions.
Visual Studio Magazine

Comparing Amazon Q and GitHub Copilot Agentic AI in VS Code

This head-to-head test compared Amazon Q Developer and GitHub Copilot Pro using a real-world editorial workflow to evaluate their performance as 'agentic' assistants beyond simple coding. Both tools ...
InfoWorld

JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
Microsoft

Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.js repositories to trigger a covert RCE-to-C2 chain through standard ...
The Register on MSN

Fake 'interview' repos lure Next.js devs into running secret-stealing malware

Come for the coding test, stay for the C2 traffic Next.js developers are once again in the crosshairs as hackers seed ...
NPR

Code Switch

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