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Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China

🗓️ 04 Feb 2026 19:52:59Reported by Dan Goodin, Ars TechnicaType 
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Notepad Plus Plus users may be hacked by Chinese state actors hijacking updates to deliver a backdoored editor.

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04 Feb 2026 19:52Current
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