Notepad++ update servers were compromised for 6 months in 2025. Learn how the Chrysalis backdoor targeted users and why you must manually update to version 8.9.1 now.
State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.
The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.
The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...
Notepad has lately fallen out of favor with a lot of Windows users. I stumbled on a new open-source alternative that you might enjoy instead.
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