The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...

Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...

Microsoft's February 2026 update delivers an expanded Cross Device Resume, improved voice tools, and QOL fixes.

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.

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

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked ...

Microsoft has confirmed that a known issue preventing some Windows 11 devices from shutting down also affects Windows 10 systems with Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) enabled.

How modern infostealers target macOS systems, leverage Python‑based stealers, and abuse trusted platforms and utilities to ...

The modular Windows RAT uses in-memory execution and live operator control to maintain persistence and exfiltrate sensitive ...

Learn how to use --dry-run in Linux commands like rsync, apt, and git. Preview changes before execution to avoid data loss.