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 program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...
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 ...
The company behind ChatGPT has announced the Codex MacOS App, its take on an integrated development environment (IDE) that’s ...
A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform ...
Today, OpenAI launched a macOS desktop app for Codex, its large language model-based coding tool that was previously used ...
The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve the issue.
There are plenty of indie, third-party alternatives to standard Windows apps, many of them much-loved by power users. Take Notepad++, a text editor that’s a potent upgrade to Windows’ basic Notepad, ...