State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious ...
Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...
The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...
Notepad++ has shared additional details on the supply chain attack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers via a ...
A months-long supply chain attack that affected the Notepad++ update process has been linked to a compromise of shared hosting infrastructure rather than a flaw in the software's code. This according ...
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.
I guess the Notepad built into Windows is fine, but it could be better. It could have more features, cleanliness, and could simply just be iterated on as an improvement. Thankfully, there is Notepad++ ...
The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve ...