RmDebArc_5Mar 18
Seriously, just stop (or use Linux)
Show threadmarine_mustang
Notepad++ gang, rise, claim your kingdom.
Mar 18 at 9:11amWeb
Show threadjudgyweevilMar 18
But disable automatic update…
Show threadFuglyDuckMar 18
Probably prudent anyways. What agent they broken recently?
Show threadjudgyweevilMar 18
notepad-plus-plus.org/…/hijacked-incident-info-up…
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers | Notepad++

Show threadCarighan MaconarMar 18
No? That’s already been long-fixed?
Show threadjudgyweevilMar 18
I’m talking about this incident, fixed in February 2026
Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers | Notepad++

Show threadmarine_mustangMar 19
What’s an update?
Show threadRedSnt 🧩♂️👓🖥️Mar 18
Well… As long as you don’t use their automatic updater.
Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.

BleepingComputer
Show threadAxolotlMar 18
Didn’t it got patched?
Show threadCarighan MaconarMar 18

Well it’s a 23y old application that had one issue where the dev’s machine got infected, and it was handled ~instantly.

What’s the actual problem here?

Show threadlumpenproletariatMar 18
Instantly? The article says “lasted for almost half a year”
Show threadTechnoCatMar 18
We’re talking geologic timescales here. Did you miss the memo?
Show threadotterpopMar 18

This isn’t the first time that application has had problems either, the CIA hacked it because it was loading unsigned DLLs: notepad-plus-plus.org/…/v733-fix-cia-hacking-npp-…

To be fair it’s one of the most popular text editors so it’s not surprising nation states would target them, and it’s hard to block someone with those kinds of resources.

Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue | Notepad++

Show threadhoshikarakitaridiaMar 18
I really hope that’s sarcasm considering latest news xd
Show threadzwergMar 18
Kate FTW!
Show threadMonkderVierteMar 18
Metapad still strong.
Show threadtacoMar 18
This was my first thought. I hadn’t bothered installing it in a while, then one day that fucking copilot icon appeared, and back I went. There’s something to be said for a tool that does the thing it needs to do well and only that.