Claude Code
Entity.
- Evidence
- 575 documents · 148 separate publishers
- Standing
- A name from our starting list; its record is kept up to date automatically from coverage
- Time
- first seen 3 Mar 2026, last seen 2 Nov 2026
- Measured
- 1% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
- As of
- 3 Nov 2026
Where this comes from
- InfoWorld · 2026-11-02 · Cursor removes malicious Claude Code extension after SSH backdoor attempt (opens the source in a new tab)
- CryptoSlate · 2026-11-01 · Cursor urges credential resets after malicious Claude Code marketplace update (opens the source in a new tab)
- an unnamed outlet · 2026-10-31 · Claude Code: Anthropic blockiert das Nachbauen konkreter Videospiele (opens the source in a new tab)
- Rescana · 2026-10-30 · Trojanized Claude Code 2.1.312 and 2.1.313 in Cursor Marketplace Plants SSH Backdoor (opens the source in a new tab)
- shattered.io · 2026-10-30 · Tampered Claude Code Extension Hit 5,000 Users [2026] (opens the source in a new tab)
- The Hacker News · 2026-10-30 · Official Claude Code VS Code Extension Compromised to Install Persistent SSH Backdoor (opens the source in a new tab)
- BleepingComputer · 2026-10-30 · Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors (opens the source in a new tab)
- Analyticsinsight · 2026-10-30 · Cursor Claude Code Extension Hack Reportedly Affects 5,000 Users (opens the source in a new tab)
- Kingy AI · 2026-10-30 · Claude Code’s Reported Game-Recreation Rule: A Guide for Developers and Modders (opens the source in a new tab)
- Help Net Security · 2026-10-30 · Claude Code extension poisoned with persistent SSH backdoor (opens the source in a new tab)
- www.theregister.com · 2026-10-30 · Anthropic: That Claude Code extension compromise… couldn't be us (opens the source in a new tab)
What is claimed about it
- Corroborated: Reported by three or more sources that did not copy each other.
- Reported by two: Reported by two sources that did not copy each other.
- Official Claude Code VS Code Extension Compromised to Install Persistent SSH Backdoor Corroborated · first reported 30 Oct 2026
- Cursor Claude Code Extension Hack Reportedly Affects 5,000 Users Reported by two · first reported 30 Oct 2026