Notepad++ compromised by "state-sponsored hackers"(windowscentral.com)

4 pointsby chwtuthavor 5 Monaten3 comments

Notepad++ compromised by "state-sponsored hackers"

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/notepad-plus-plus-hijacked

3 comments

This is bad. Notepad++ has wide use in businesses large and small, which is likely why it was targeted.

Secondly, update mechanisms are very, very difficult to get right, because we have heard this story time and again.

ChrisArchitectvor 5 Monaten

[dupe] Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46851548

chwtuthavor 5 Monaten

Thanks