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

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked ...

State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious downloads since June 2025.

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

Attackers had specifically delivered malware to systems using the Notepad++ updater. Investigations point to state actors.

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

The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively terminated” by December 2nd. The Notepad++ updater has been updated itself with ...

Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...

It's believed that, between June and November 10/December 2, 2025 (independent security experts and its hosting provider disagree on the exact timings), a shared hosting server was compromised, ...

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