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Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...

Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported ...

Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...

State-sponsored threat actors compromised the popular code editor's hosting provider to redirect targeted users to malicious ...

By AJ Vicens Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the ...

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 ...

Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised Notepad++'s update service in 2025, according to the project's author.… The ...

Notepad++ has shared additional details on the supply chain attack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers via a ...

The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.