Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

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The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is ...

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

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

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers reportedly hijacked Notepad++'s update system for months, targeting select users and ...

According to a new report Microsoft has finally read the room and is looking at scaling back adding new Copilot AI features ...

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

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.

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.