Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...
The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve ...
Notepad++ has shared additional details on the supply chain attack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers via a ...
State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.
Notepad++ has been compromised in a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack. Learn about the security breach, the ...
State-sponsored threat actors compromised the popular code editor's hosting provider to redirect targeted users to malicious ...
Notepad++ targeted and used to deliver poisoned updates to a select group of victims.
The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is likely to have involved a Chinese state-sponsored group.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected of compromising Notepad++ update infrastructure in a hosting-level breach and selectively infecting users with malware.
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.
Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...
Notepad++ update servers were compromised for 6 months in 2025. Learn how the Chrysalis backdoor targeted users and why you must manually update to version 8.9.1 now.