Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

The recently compromised update mechanism for the popular open source text editor Notepad ++ has been hardened so it’s now ...

Critical vulnerabilities in four widely used VS Code extensions could enable file theft and remote code execution across 125M installs.

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked ⁠the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to targeted users, ...

Notepad++ users faced a serious threat as Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised update servers for half of 2025, distributing malware named Chrysalis. Targeting organizations with East Asian ...

There has been a continuing problem where traffic from WinGUp, an updater for the text editor Notepad++, was being redirected to malicious domains and distributing malware, and it has now been ...

The developer of Notepad++ has reportedly noted that its software update mechanism was covertly hijacked for several months last year, with evidence suggesting the operation was carried out by a ...

Notepad++ targeted in sophisticated supply-chain style attack via compromised hosting server Attackers delivered tainted updates to select victims, exploiting weak update verification controls Breach ...

The popular open-source text editor Notepad++ was targeted in a sophisticated supply chain attack that allowed Chinese state-sponsored hackers to deliver malware through compromised software updates, ...

Notepad++ update process hijacked for targeted cyberespionage Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 links attack to Chinese group Lotus Blossom China denies involvement, citing lack of evidence Feb 2 (Reuters) - ...

Notepad++ reported that its built-in auto-update feature had been hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers from June to September of 2025, and the credentials gathered by the bas actors enabled ...