Zack WhittakerFeb 2

NEW: The developer of the long-running and popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that China government-backed hackers hijacked the software's update feature for months during 2025.

The hackers could access computers of victims who were running hijacked versions of Notepad++.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/notepad-says-chinese-government-hackers-hijacked-its-software-updates-for-months

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months | TechCrunch

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.

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@zackwhittaker This is the direct link to the quoted blog post, in case it's helpful to anyone. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/

It also contains advice on what to do now if you use Notepad++ (ie manually upgrade).

Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers | Notepad++

Feb 3 at 6:39pmWeb