Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported ...

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

The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively terminated” by December 2nd. The Notepad++ updater has been updated itself with ...

Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised ...

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

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

Notepad++, one of Windows' most widely used text editors, has confirmed a major security breach after its update ...

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...

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

Notepad++ faced a security breach last year, with reports of updates being compromised by suspected Chinese hackers for a six-month period. The developer has since addressed and fixed the ...

Microsoft fixes a high-severity Notepad RCE flaw tied to Markdown files. Install the latest updates to protect your PC.

Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...