I don’t need tabs, sessions, or extra clutter in a tool I open for two seconds. Notepad++ stays fast, simple, and doesn't ...

Worried about the Notepad++ supply chain attack? Notepad++ 8.9.2 adds "Double-Lock" security to stop malware hijacking.

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

A likely China-sponsored threat actor hijacked Notepad++'s software update mechanism and quietly redirected targeted users of the popular source code editor to malicious downloads for nearly six ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

PCWorld reports that Notepad++’s WinGUp update system was compromised between June and December 2025, delivering malware through corrupted executables to targeted users. While the popular text editor ...

Notepad++ targeted in sophisticated supply-chain style attack via compromised hosting server Attackers delivered tainted updates to select victims, exploiting weak update verification controls Breach ...

Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported that bad actors were hijacking its update mechanism to redirect traffic to ...

The recently compromised update mechanism for the popular open source text editor Notepad ++ has been hardened so it’s now ...

Notepad++ users faced a serious threat as Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised update servers for half of 2025, distributing malware named Chrysalis. Targeting organizations with East Asian ...

The developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a ...

A months-long supply chain attack that affected the Notepad++ update process has been linked to a compromise of shared hosting infrastructure rather than a flaw in the software's code. This according ...