Notepad++ says its update system was reportedly hijacked for months in a targeted cyber campaign linked to suspected Chinese ...

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

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

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