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

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...

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

State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.

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

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

Notepad++, one of Windows' most widely used text editors, has confirmed a major security breach after its update ...

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.

Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised ...

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected of compromising Notepad++ update infrastructure in a hosting-level breach and selectively infecting users with malware.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. The developer of the popular Windows app Notepad++ has ...