Notepad++ released version 8.8.9 in December, which checks digital signatures and certificates before installing any updates.

It's believed that, between June and November 10/December 2, 2025 (independent security experts and its hosting provider ...

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...

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The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...

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

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

Today, in a post titled "Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers," Notepad++ confirmed the app had fallen victim to miscreants.

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