Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...
State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious ...
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected of compromising Notepad++ update infrastructure in a hosting-level breach and selectively infecting users with malware.
The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve the issue.