State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.

According to a new report Microsoft has finally read the room and is looking at scaling back adding new Copilot AI features ...

The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.

Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...

The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively terminated” by December 2nd. The Notepad++ updater has been updated itself with ...

The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve ...

Attackers had specifically delivered malware to systems using the Notepad++ updater. Investigations point to state actors.

Snapchat adds new parental controls. Realme to launch Buds Clip on Jan 29. Spotify tests prompted playlists. Windows 11 ...

Microsoft Paint has been energised with AI tools and the company is now letting you make books just with basic prompts.

Microsoft is reportedly expanding Notepad on Windows 11 with Copilot-powered text streaming and richer Markdown support, extending features previously limited to Copilot+ PCs to all users ...

Microsoft emphasizes that these AI features are entirely optional and can be turned off in Notepad’s settings. This Windows ...

Experts uncovered a new Osiris ransomware strain that used a custom POORTRY driver in a BYOVD attack to disable security tools & steal data in 2025.