Notepad++ Fixes Major Update Flaw That Let Attackers Push Malware

Notepad++, one of the most widely used text editors on Windows, has rolled out version 8.8.9 to patch a serious security flaw ...

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 ...

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 the name WinGUp, links to malware servers. This is a case of traffic ...
Bleeping 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 reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...
Yahoo News Canada

Text editor Notepad++ banned in China after 'Stand with Hong Kong' update

The website of Notepad++ is banned in China as of Monday, "obviously due to" its release of editions named "Free Uyghur" and "Stand with Hong Kong," the source code and text editor announced on ...