Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...
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 ...
The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve the issue.
The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...
It's believed that, between June and November 10/December 2, 2025 (independent security experts and its hosting provider ...