GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed on May 20 that a poisoned VS Code extension installed on an employee’s device gave attackers access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories at the Microsoft-owned code storage and authorship platform. The threat group TeamPCP, formally tracked by Google Threat Intelligence Group as UNC6780, claimed responsibility and is advertising the stolen repositories for sale starting at $50,000. GitHub’s assess…