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Popular open-source coding application targeted in Chinese-linked supply-chain attack

  • Reuters--The Times of India
  • published date: 2026-02-08 11:44:00 UTC

Don Ho, the French-based developer of Notepad++, said in a blog posted to the project's website on ‌Monday that malicious actors had ‌targeted the update process for certain targeted users beginning in June 2025. The hackers had access to the hosting server u…

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to targeted users,… [+2985 chars]