Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

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

Notepad gets new features, while it's clobbered by new bug — highlighting everything that's wrong with Microsoft right now

Notepad gets new features — including a dash more AI – but I'm betting this isn't what most Windows 11 users want ...
TweakTown

Notepad++ hack detailed - and what to do if you think you might be affected

State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.
The Hacker News

Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

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

Notepad++ Supply Chain Hack Conducted by China via Hosting Provider

Notepad++ has shared additional details on the supply chain attack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers via a ...

Notepad will now tell you all the ways Microsoft has enshittified it

Microsoft is meddling with Notepad again, this time adding a "What's New" screen so users know the latest indignities heaped on the once-humble text editor.
Dark Reading

Chinese Hackers Hijack Notepad++ Updates for 6 Months

State-sponsored threat actors compromised the popular code editor's hosting provider to redirect targeted users to malicious ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Notepad++ Update Hijacking Linked to Hosting Provider Compromise

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 ...