Anthropic Cursor extension reportedly backdoored for nearly 12 hours
Anthropic’s VS Code extension for Cursor was reportedly backdoored for nearly 12 hours. The incident highlights the risk posed by compromised developer-tool accounts, but it is still unclear how attackers gained access to Anthropic’s verified Cursor account.
The limited information available does not establish how the backdoor was introduced, what code was altered, or whether any users were affected.