Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) researchers have discovered that attackers behind the Notepad++ supply chain compromise targeted a government organization in the Philippines, a ...

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked ⁠the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to targeted users, ...

When affected users checked for updates inside Notepad++, their requests to getDownloadUrl.php were silently redirected. Instead of receiving legitimate update information, they were sent altered XML ...

Notepad++, a popular text and source code editor, has revealed that its update system was hijacked in a targeted cyberattack. The breach, which is believed to have been carried out by state-sponsored ...

There has been a continuing problem where traffic from WinGUp, an updater for the text editor Notepad++, was being redirected to malicious domains and distributing malware, and it has now been ...

A new cybersecurity report has revealed that hackers exploited the Notepad++ updater to conduct a months-long targeted cyberattack against select users, raising fresh concerns over software ...

The developer of Notepad++ has reportedly noted that its software update mechanism was covertly hijacked for several months last year, with evidence suggesting the operation was carried out by a ...

Notepad++, a popular text editor, has come forward about a sophisticated supply chain attack that took place on its update system for about six months, from June to December 2025. This is a serious ...

The popular open-source text editor Notepad++ was targeted in a sophisticated supply chain attack that allowed Chinese state-sponsored hackers to deliver malware through compromised software updates, ...

In an alarming revelation, the popular text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that its update service was compromised in a targeted attack linked to state-sponsored cybercriminals. This incident sheds ...