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Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China

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Last updated: 2026/02/02
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Published: February 2, 2026
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Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app’s developer, Don Ho, posted an update on the attack with more details, including that the hackers were “likely a Chinese state-sponsored group” and that the app’s servers were vulnerable for roughly six months from June through December 2nd, 2025.

The post explains that the hijacking occurred on the…

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