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A poisoned VS Code extension led to a GitHub breach, and Microsoft owns every link in the chain

… The vetting, in other words, can miss real malware but also be blunt enough to flag code that turns out to be fine. Neither failure is reassuring when it's potentially the single point of defence against malware running on your machine. …

May 26, 2026 · Adam Conway

The FCC says foreign routers are a security risk, but still allows firmware updates to the ones you already own

… Not the FBI, not CISA, not any independent security researcher. When Check Point discovered the Horse Shell implant on TP-Link devices in 2023, the researchers themselves noted that the malware was "firmware-agnostic" and could have been deployed on routers from other vendors just as easily. …

Apr 10, 2026 · Adam Conway

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A poisoned VS Code extension led to a GitHub breach, and Microsoft owns every link in the chain

The FCC says foreign routers are a security risk, but still allows firmware updates to the ones you already own