Visual Studio Code 1.117: Enterprise customers can use their own LLM keys

Business and enterprise users can now connect their own API keys to use LLMs via OpenRouter, Ollama, Google, OpenAI, and more ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.117 Expands Copilot Controls for Business and Enterprise User

VS Code 1.117 adds bring-your-own model key support for Copilot Business and Enterprise users and introduces a set of chat, agent, terminal, and TypeScript updates.

Visual Studio 18.5 lands with AI debugging at a price, devs still feeling blue

Visual Studio 2026 18.5 arrives with two headline changes – a smarter code suggestion system and an AI-powered debugger. Yet ...
The Hacker News

Tropic Trooper Uses Trojanized SumatraPDF and GitHub to Deploy AdaptixC2

Tropic Trooper used trojanized SumatraPDF and GitHub C2 in 2024 to deploy AdaptixC2, enabling covert VS Code tunnel access.
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with Microsoft's New VS Code Agents Preview -- Now in Insiders

Now shipping in the VS Code Insiders build, Microsoft's new Visual Studio Code Agents preview offers an early look at a separate companion app for agent sessions, approvals, workspace discovery, and ...

Microsoft unleashes VS Code 1.117 with custom AI model support and fluid chat animations

Ready to supercharge your workflow? Microsoft just made VS Code more flexible than ever with local model support and a ...
The Hacker News

Malicious KICS Docker Images and VS Code Extensions Hit Checkmarx Supply Chain

Malicious KICS Docker tags and VS Code versions 1.17.0, 1.19.0 enabled data exfiltration, risking exposed infrastructure ...
Windows Report

VS Code Update Brings More Flexible Copilot Integration and Faster Chat Experience

Visual Studio Code 1.117 adds Copilot BYOK, faster chat streaming, and terminal fixes, giving developers more control.
Security Boulevard

Tropic Trooper Pivots to AdaptixC2 and Custom Beacon Listener

IntroductionOn March 12, 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered a malicious ZIP archive containing military-themed document lures targeting Chinese-speaking individuals. Our analysis of this sample ...
TechCentral.ie

GitHub suspends Copilot subscriptions and tightens usage limits

Platform developer GitHub has introduced far-reaching changes to its individual Copilot subscriptions due to rising usage and mounting pressure on its infrastructure. New subscriptions to the Pro, ...

GitHub Copilot: New customers locked out, usage more severely limited

Customers are using GitHub Copilot more than planned. Now Microsoft is pulling the emergency brake and restricting its use.
Windows Report

GitHub Limits Copilot Access, Moves Claude Opus 4.7 to Pro+ Tier

GitHub limits Copilot plans and restricts Claude Opus 4.7 to Pro+, as rising usage pushes infrastructure and cost controls ...