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Title: Notepad++ hijacked
Post by: viper37 on February 02, 2026, 11:52:24 AM

I might be the only one using it here, but...
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/

It was hijacked by Chinese agents last year, between June and December. They redirected the server updates to their own.

Title: Re: Notepad++ hijacked
Post by: garbon on February 02, 2026, 11:54:41 AM

Ugh.

Title: Re: Notepad++ hijacked
Post by: Tamas on February 02, 2026, 01:08:40 PM

Ouch

Title: Re: Notepad++ hijacked
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on February 02, 2026, 11:08:40 PM

Title: Re: Notepad++ hijacked
Post by: Jacob on February 03, 2026, 01:28:37 AM

Thanks for the heads up.

Title: Re: Notepad++ hijacked
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on February 03, 2026, 08:10:48 AM

My job has turned into an endless grind of security shit.

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General Category => Off the Record => Computer Affairs => Topic started by: viper37 on February 02, 2026, 11:52:24 AM