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

A likely China-sponsored threat actor hijacked Notepad++'s software update mechanism and quietly redirected targeted users of the popular source code editor to malicious downloads for nearly six ...

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 ...

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.

You’re likely familiar with a man-in-the-middle attack where an attacker sits between a user and a legitimate service, disrupting or spying on their communications. Notepad++ seems to have fallen ...

If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and coding editor to distribute a malicious update via the auto-update function. Notepad++ developer Don Ho detected the ...

Notepad++, one of Windows' most widely used text editors, has confirmed a major security breach after its update infrastructure was compromised for nearly six months. Developers say suspected China ...

Notepad++, one of the most popular alternatives to the native Notepad app in Windows 11, has today published on its website a security disclosure stating that the app was "hijacked by state-sponsored ...