Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack

Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised Notepad++'s update service in 2025, according to the project's author.… The ...
Bleeping Computer

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.
Microsoft

Analysis of active exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk

We are seeing exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk via CVE‑2025‑40551 and CVE‑2025‑40536 that can lead to domain ...
Hosted on MSN

Chinese hackers hit Notepad++ to serve malicious update

If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and coding editor to distribute a malicious update via the auto-update function. Notepad++ developer Don Ho detected the ...

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Cybernews

Another active exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk detected

According to Huntress, the intrusions stem from the many recently disclosed vulnerabilities – some critical – affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk.