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 in cybersecurity chaos.

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

State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.

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

The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.

Notepad++ has been compromised in a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack. Learn about the security breach, the ...

State-sponsored threat actors compromised the popular code editor's hosting provider to redirect targeted users to malicious ...

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group named Lotus Blossom hijacked the update process of Notepad++ to target specific users. Gaining access in June 2025, they maintained control until December that ...

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 ...

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

State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious downloads since June 2025.