TweakTown

Notepad++ hack detailed - and what to do if you think you might be affected

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

Thanks to one mad modder, we can now play Doom on an in-game terminal in Ultrakill

Play by clicking the smiley face in the upper left corner of the terminal touchscreen.
InfoWorld

Beyond NPM: What you need to know about JSR

Here's how the JavaScript Registry evolves makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure ...
The Hacker News

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...
PCMag

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious Update

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

Open-source text program Notepad++ impacted by critical vulnerability

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Feb. 2 published details on a critical vulnerability that impacted Notepad++, a free, open-source text and source code program widely used by several ...