# Masad asks whether a compromised Claude Code extension caused the Binance hack

> Original title: Massively underreported: an official Claude Code extension was compromised and installed backdoors on developer machines.

- Source: Amjad Masad
- Published: 2026-10-30T14:07:20.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/whs3mneh2an24hdsklwnbbecf
- Original: https://x.com/amasad/status/2116170090991484947

## Summary

Amjad Masad says an official Claude Code extension was compromised and installed backdoors on developer machines. He asks whether this could be behind the Binance hack, but the post gives no evidence linking the two.

## Post

Massively underreported: an official Claude Code extension was compromised and installed backdoors on developer machines.

Could it be behind the Binance hack?

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