Oh no! Hackers snuck malware inside uber-popular Windows app Notepad++

This is not a drill! The makers of the popular text editor Notepad++ are warning that the Notepad++ updater, which goes by ...
SecurityWeek

Notepad++ Patches Updater Flaw After Reports of Traffic Hijacking

Recent Notepad++ releases address a vulnerability that has allowed threat actors to hijack the free source code editor’s ...
Techzine Europe

Vulnerability in Notepad++ updater exploited for malware

A security vulnerability in the Notepad++ update mechanism has been exploited to spread malicious code. What began as a ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Notepad++ and Don Ho: A story of software, activism, and defiance

For nearly 20 years, Notepad++ has been a staple in my workflow—one of the first programs I install on every new computer, ...

Notepad++ fixes flaw that let attackers push malicious update files

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users ...

Notepad++ updater installed malware

The updater for the open-source editor Notepad++ has installed malware on PCs. An update to Notepad++ v8.8.9 corrects this.
Cybernews

Notepad++ releases emergency patch as hackers exploit updater to deploy malware

Hackers are abusing Notepad++, a popular text and source code editor, to deliver malware. The app’s updater, WinGUp, can be tricked by an attacker-in-the-middle to pull compromised executables from ...

Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app's updater

The developers of Notepad++ recently discovered an actively exploited vulnerability that enabled hackers to hijack the popular editor's automatic updater. Version 8.8.9 addresses the issue, but ...