Notepad++ improves security mechanisms and closes a new vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code.

Notepad++ targeted and used to deliver poisoned updates to a select group of victims.

Worried about the Notepad++ supply chain attack? Notepad++ 8.9.2 adds "Double-Lock" security to stop malware hijacking.

Notepad++ 8.9.2 fixes update hijack exploited to deliver malware, patches RCE flaw, and hardens WinGUp security.

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 ...