Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...

Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links

Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company’s Tuesday patch ...

Use Notepad's new Markdown feature? Update it now to ensure you're safe.

Microsoft has patched a severe security vulnerability tied to Notepad's Markdown feature. Here's what you need to know to ...
TweakTown

Extra features for Windows 11 Notepad go beyond worries about bloat, as new security flaw shows

There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.

Microsoft plugs remote code vulnerability in Notepad app on Windows 11

Microsoft fixes a critical Notepad vulnerability in Windows 11 that could allow remote code execution via malicious Markdown files. Here are the details ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I wanted Windows Notepad on Linux—this app is the closest replacement I’ve found

The search for a Linux Notepad replacement ends with this unassuming app.
PCMag

Another Week, Another Data Disaster: Substack, Coinbase, and a Malicious Notepad++ Update

If you have accounts on any of these services, now's a good time to check your security settings. Plus more from a busy week ...

30+ Chrome extensions disguised as AI chatbots steal users' API keys, emails, other sensitive data

Are you a good bot or a bad bot? More than 30 malicious Chrome extensions installed by at least 260,000 users purport to be ...

Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too

As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough Your supervisor may like using employee monitoring apps to keep tabs on you, but crims like the snooping software even more. Threat actors are now ...

AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked

Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.
Opinion

‘We have to learn to embrace the imperfect nature of human solutions…’ — what we lose when AI starts doing all our thinking at work

AI tools promise easier work, but some experts warn they may also be eroding our sense of challenge, agency, and meaning.
CPO Magazine

Chinese Hackers Compromised Notepad++ Software Updates For Nearly Half a Year, But Only “Select” Targets Breached

Security researchers believe that Chinese hackers are to blame for the attack in part because of the "selective" nature of the targets that were chosen for follow-on compromise via malicious software ...