Cursor breach started with a leaked vendor key
Cursor says one leaked vendor key led to up to 5,000 developers receiving a backdoored coding extension.
5,000Developers who got the backdoored extension (up to)
Confirmed
- Cursor says one leaked vendor key led to developers receiving a backdoored extension
- Cursor says up to 5,000 developers received the backdoored extension
Not yet known
- Unconfirmed: a WhatsApp file let a hacker control a computer for five days
- Unconfirmed: $800 loss linked to the WhatsApp file
- Who carried out the breach
What we know
Per Cursor's own account, a single leaked vendor key led to up to 5,000 developers getting a backdoored extension. The same post notes a well-known trader says a WhatsApp file let a hacker control his computer for five days, leaving him $800 (unconfirmed).
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@Kylechasse
“One leaked vendor key. Up to 5,000 developers got a backdoored coding extension.”
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