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The powerful and popular open-source text editor Notepad++ made headlines in early December, as attackers in Southeast Asia were specifically injecting malware to victims, partly due to the use of ...

Recent Notepad++ releases address a vulnerability that has allowed threat actors to hijack the free source code editor’s updater. Security researcher Kevin Beaumont reported in early December that a ...

PSA: Notepad++ users who haven't yet updated to version 8.8.9 or later should manually download the latest installer as soon as possible. Following reports of malicious activity, a December 2025 ...

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...

This is not a drill! The makers of the popular text editor Notepad++ are warning that the Notepad++ updater, which goes by the name WinGUp, links to malware servers. This is a case of traffic ...

The updater integrated into Notepad++ has allowed itself to be infiltrated by malware, which has been installed on some PCs. The developer of the powerful open-source text editor is responding with an ...

The NBA Cup is still pretty new, and basketball fans want to know why they should care. The league took a page out of the European soccer playbook when it implemented the in-season tournament to try ...

Hackers are abusing Notepad++, a popular text and source code editor, to deliver malware. The app’s updater, WinGUp, can be tricked by an attacker-in-the-middle to pull compromised executables from ...

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Consistency and success over the long haul are key to establishing greatness in the NFL. Some teams and players have built legendary careers by stacking up wins year after year. Keep reading for a ...