The Notepad++ supply chain compromise is the latest proof that sophisticated adversaries are deliberately targeting the gap between two disciplines: Vulnerability management and detection and response ...

The cybersecurity community is still grappling with a sobering realization: one of the most ubiquitous tools in the developer’s toolkit, Notepad++, was hiding a critical vulnerability for over six ...

Hackers are using hijacked Google ads to spread powerful Mac infostealer malware by impersonating popular macOS software downloads like 7-Zip and LibreOffice.

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

The recently compromised update mechanism for the popular open source text editor Notepad ++ has been hardened so it’s now ...

A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals ...

Miscreants will need to find another avenue for malware shenanigans Notepad++ has continued beefing up security with a release the project's author claims makes the "update process robust and ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...