Notepad++ was hijacked by bad actors in 2025. Here's what you need to know.

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

Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious downloads since June 2025.
Windows Central

Notepad++ for Windows 10 is ready to code, but falls short of its origins

Notepad++ has earned a name for itself among coders. It's a free piece of software for editing code with a number of features that make it easier to code and now, an unofficial version has arrived on ...
SecurityWeek

CISA Warns of Exploited SolarWinds, Notepad++, Microsoft Vulnerabilities

CISA has expanded its KEV catalog with new SolarWinds, Notepad++, and Apple flaws, including two exploited as zero-days.
CPO Magazine

Chinese Hackers Compromised Notepad++ Software Updates For Nearly Half a Year, But Only “Select” Targets Breached

Security researchers believe that Chinese hackers are to blame for the attack in part because of the "selective" nature of ...
Dark Reading

Chinese Hackers Hijack Notepad++ Updates for 6 Months

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

Oleg Shilo on CS-Script and Notepad++

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