Tag: task files

1 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Tracking the VS Code Tasks Infection Vector

The Contagious Interview campaign, attributed to North Korea, continues to target software developers through fake recruitment schemes. A new technique in their arsenal leverages Microsoft Visual Studio Code task files to execute malicious code when a project is opened. The report documents observa…
obfuscation
north korea
npm
github
beavertail
contagious interview
vs code
invisibleferret
software developers
2026-01-23
recruitment schemes
task files
Published: January 23, 2026
Downloadable IOCs: 13
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