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

The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively ...

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.

There is a new security feature in Windows 11 to protect system files, which was quietly rolled out in the latest update.

Notepad++'s updater usually pops up, but users can also prompt it by selecting the "?" dropdown in the taskbar. Christopher ...

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

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group targeted Notepad++'s update process to deploy malware. The attack from June to December 2025 selectively affected users, prompting investigations. Hosting ...

Attackers breached eScan antivirus update infrastructure to push malicious updates, deploying persistent malware on ...

The attacks came from a third-party and not from the Notepad++ team.

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 ...