Issue #215  (1-Click GitHub Token Stealing)06/03/26

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1-Click GitHub Token Stealing via a VS Code Bug"Just by clicking a link, it’s possible for an attacker to steal a GitHub token that can read and write to your repos, including private ones."

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That's it for this issue.

Happy VS Coding!
Louis
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