How AI is applied across API Evangelist and APIs.io. Read my AI disclosure →
API Evangelist API Evangelist
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC

Socket Firewall Now Blocks Malicious VS Code and Open VSX Extensions

calendar_today June 17, 2026 person John Tuckner domain socket-dev

Socket Firewall extended protection to editor extensions, blocking malicious installs from VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX before reaching developer machines. Following the compromised Nx Console incident and repeated GlassWorm attacks, the proxy-based enforcement provides an install-time control point for extension marketplaces.

open_in_new Read original post