Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious downloads since June 2025.

Notepad++ has been compromised in a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack. Learn about the security breach, the ...

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.

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected of compromising Notepad++ update infrastructure in a hosting-level breach and selectively infecting users with malware.

Notepad and Paint for Windows 11 are getting yet more updates, but Microsoft should really be focusing on other in-box applications right now.

Microsoft is meddling with Notepad again, this time adding a "What's New" screen so users know the latest indignities heaped on the once-humble text editor.

Microsoft is rolling out new artificial intelligence features with the latest updates to the Notepad and Paint apps for Windows 11 Insiders.

Yet another bug in Windows 11 has left users unable to open apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, as they are greeted with error code 0x803F8001.