PCWorld reports that Notepad++’s WinGUp update system was compromised between June and December 2025, delivering malware through corrupted executables to targeted users. While the popular text editor ...

The Notepad++ project is seeking the public's help in taking down a copycat website that closely impersonates Notepad++ but is not affiliated with the project. Although, at the time of writing, the ...

Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported that bad actors were hijacking its update mechanism to redirect traffic to ...

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 developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a ...

The developer of the popular Windows app Notepad++ has warned users not to be fooled by a copycat site that is ranking highly on Google. Notepad++ is a text and code editor that’s been available for ...

'State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year. TL;DR: Notepad++ was compromised for six months, but it ...

The sophisticated hacking group known as StrongPity is circulating laced Notepad++ installers that infect targets with malware. This hacking group, also known as APT-C-41 and Promethium, was ...

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