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Supply Chain Attack Exploits Notepad++ Update Mechanism to Push Targeted Malware


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2026-02-04 10:22:28
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Notepad++, a widely used text editor among developers, became the target of a sophisticated supply chain attack that compromised its update infrastructure for nearly 6 months. On February 2, 2026, the developers published a statement revealing that attackers gained control of the update mechanism due to a hosting provider-level incident occurring from June to September […]


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