Starting on June 11, 2026, the Arch User Repository (AUR) was targeted by malware which rapidly compromised over 1,500 packages. The AUR repository allows for abandoned community packages to be taken ...

Notepad++ is a powerful text editor that is widely used by programmers and developers on the Windows platform. It is popular because of its many useful features, including syntax highlighting, code ...

Two flaws in the widely used open-source editor can be triggered through manipulated configuration files, prompting security updates from the project's maintainers. Two arbitrary code execution ...

Update: Apparently NotePad++ for Mac is unofficial and not associated with the Windows version or developer. According to a blog post by the Windows developer Don Ho, the Mac release has “nothing to ...

As its name implies, the venerable Notepad++ text editor began as a more capable version of the classic Windows Notepad, with features such as line numbering and syntax highlighting. It was created in ...

It is highly customizable, can ignore spaces, empty lines, letter cases, regexes, can find moves and show character diffs. Several compared file pairs can be active and displayed at the same time. ** ...

Notepad++ has adopted a “double-lock” design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. The new mechanism landed in Notepad++ ...

Notepad++ users faced a serious threat as Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised update servers for half of 2025, distributing malware named Chrysalis. Targeting organizations with East Asian ...

Don Ho, the developer of Notepad++, says 'malicious actors' had targeted the update process for 'certain targeted users' beginning in June 2025 A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long ...

Notepad++, a popular text editor, has come forward about a sophisticated supply chain attack that took place on its update system for about six months, from June to December 2025. This is a serious ...

The popular open-source text editor Notepad++ was targeted in a sophisticated supply chain attack that allowed Chinese state-sponsored hackers to deliver malware through compromised software updates, ...

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 ...