Notepad++ released version 8.8.9 in December, which checks digital signatures and certificates before installing any updates.

Anthropic’s Claude AI models experienced a major outage today, impacting products like Claude Code. Developers were seeing a ...

Some Notepad++ users were redirected to malicious servers last year. Now, its developer says they were targeted by Chinese ...

Notepad++ users may have downloaded malware instead of a software update for half of 2025. Developer Don Ho confirmed on ...

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Notepad++ has confirmed it was the victim of a highly targeted and sophisticated cyberattack, most likely conducted by a ...

The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers reportedly hijacked Notepad++'s update system for months, targeting select users and ...

Notepad++ has been compromised in a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack. Learn about the security breach, the ...

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 ...

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

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group targeted Notepad++'s update process to deploy malware. The attack from June to December 2025 selectively affected users, prompting investigations. Hosting ...