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++ Compromised in Sophisticated Nation-State Attack

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

Notepad++ was hijacked by bad actors in 2025. Here's what you need to know.

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

Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.