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 the issue.

Speechify Expands to Voice AI Assistant, Voice Typing, AI Podcasts Platform, AI Note Taking, AI Meeting Assistant, and AI Workspace alongside Text to Speech Reader

Speechify is available across multiple platforms including the iOS app, Android app, web app, and Chrome extension, with recently expanded Mac and Windows capabilities that allow voice typing ...

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 ...
Tech Times

Notepad++ Hack Reveals Six-Month Backdoor Breach Targeting Millions of Users

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

Practice Safe Browsing: 6 Ways to Protect Yourself While Watching Porn Online

I've been writing and editing stories for almost two decades that help people use technology and productivity techniques to ...
PCMag

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious 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 Notepad++ website was hijacked by 'malicious actors' last year and security researchers are picking through the wreckage

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

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Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...