A security vulnerability in the Notepad++ update mechanism has been exploited to spread malicious code. What began as a ...

The updater for the open-source editor Notepad++ has installed malware on PCs. An update to Notepad++ v8.8.9 corrects this.

The popular free text editor Notepad++ has a serious problem: its updater infects computers with malware. There's a fix though.

For nearly 20 years, Notepad++ has been a staple in my workflow—one of the first programs I install on every new computer, ...

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 ...

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 ...