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

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

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

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

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 ...

State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve ...