Notepad++ update servers were compromised for 6 months in 2025. Learn how the Chrysalis backdoor targeted users and why you must manually update to version 8.9.1 now.
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.
Some Notepad++ users were redirected to malicious servers last year. Now, its developer says they were targeted by Chinese ...
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The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.
Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...
State-sponsored threat actors compromised the popular code editor's hosting provider to redirect targeted users to malicious ...
Rapid7 dropped a write-up on the Notepad++ update-chain abuse and - finally - it comes with real IOCs - update.exe downloaded ...
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