Oh wow. Notepad++ was hijacked by state sponsored actors. Bonkers. #infosec
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers | Notepad++

@vincentpants

Oh wow. Notepad++ was hijacked by state sponsored actors.

the threat acotor is likely a Chinese state-sponsored group

Funny how it is always supposedly a chinese threat, despite now full fascist usa being the no 1 spying nation on the planet.

@Kerplunk @vincentpants I imagine the US can use legal mechanisms to do the things they want rather than having to resort to elabourate, detectable exploits?

@toerror @vincentpants

@Kerplunk @vincentpants I imagine the US can use legal mechanisms to do the things they want rather than having to resort to elabourate, detectable exploits?

Dream on.