Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...
PCMag

Microsoft Continues to Bulk Up Notepad, This Time With Image Support

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism

Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that ...
IEEE

Automated Assessment of Java Code Using CodeT5+, Early Fusion, and CatBoost Regressor

Abstract: With the increasing number of students pursuing education, the workload on educators with respect to time consumed on evaluation, has significantly risen. Manually assessing student-written ...
GitHub

Eclipse Paho Java Client

The Paho Java Client is an MQTT client library written in Java for developing applications that run on the JVM or other Java compatible platforms such as Android The Paho Java Client provides two APIs ...
Ars Technica

Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...
The Hacker News

Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility's update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. "The attack involved [an] ...
IEEE

CODE-SMASH: Source-Code Vulnerability Detection Using Siamese and Multi-Level Neural Architecture

Abstract: The rapid evolution of software development, propelled by competitive demands and the continuous integration of new features, frequently leads to inadvertent security oversights. Traditional ...
24/7 Wall St

Microsoft Directed Engineers to Use Claude Code. Is This Another Hit to OpenAI?

Microsoft has committed to invest up to $5B in Anthropic as it diversifies AI bets. Some software stocks have declined as AI coding tools like Claude Code threaten SaaS pricing power. Follow 24/7 Wall ...
Microsoft

Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)

The Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 provides customers with a more secure option to continue using their Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, while they transition to Windows ...
CNN

Speak in code, delete the chats: The tactics Venezuelans are using out of fear of phone checks

These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media ...