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

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

The widely used, open source text-editing software Notepad++ for Windows said attackers exploited a vulnerability to redirect ...

Notepad++ has been compromised in a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack. Learn about the security breach, the ...

By AJ Vicens Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and ...

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers reportedly hijacked Notepad++'s update system for months, targeting select users and redirecting them to malicious servers.

A software update mechanism for the popular text editor Notepad++ was hijacked by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers, allowing them to silently redirect some users to malicious update servers, ...

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked ...

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

Rapid7 dropped a write-up on the Notepad++ update-chain abuse and - finally - it comes with real IOCs - update.exe downloaded ...

Notepad++ has confirmed it was the victim of a highly targeted and sophisticated cyberattack, most likely conducted by a ...

The recent compromise, as reported by developer Don Ho, involved an infrastructure-level breach at the hosting provider rather than any flaws within Notepad++ itself. Ho stated, "The attack involved ...