The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve the issue.

Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that ...

CISA has expanded its KEV catalog with new SolarWinds, Notepad++, and Apple flaws, including two exploited as zero-days.

By AJ Vicens Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the ...

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

Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported ...

A quiet compromise of a popular open-source coding editor has turned into one of the most unsettling software supply-chain ...

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is likely to have involved a Chinese state-sponsored group.

Security researchers believe that Chinese hackers are to blame for the attack in part because of the "selective" nature of ...

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware ...