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

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

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

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

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

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

Today, in a post titled "Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers," Notepad++ confirmed the app had fallen victim to ...

Notepad and Paint for Windows 11 are getting yet more updates, but Microsoft should really be focusing on other in-box ...

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

Notepad++ updates were hijacked in a state-sponsored attack, with China-linked hackers redirecting downloads to malicious servers.

Attackers had specifically delivered malware to systems using the Notepad++ updater. Investigations point to state actors.

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 ...