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

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group named Lotus Blossom hijacked the update process of Notepad++ to target specific users. Gaining access in June 2025, they maintained control until December that ...

Previously Clawdbot and then Moltbot, this agent can take actions without you having to prompt it and make those decisions by accessing large swaths of your digital life.

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...