State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six ...
Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...
State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious downloads since June 2025.
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