Notepad++ version 8.5.7 has been released with fixes for multiple buffer overflow zero-days, with one marked as potentially leading to code execution by tricking users into opening specially crafted ...

With the rise of AI coding assistants continuing apparently unabated, some project maintainers have begun striking back. Ars Technica reports on projects putting hostile directions into the AGENTS.md ...

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, ...

Back in 2003, software engineer Don Ho wasn’t satisfied with the source code editor he was using for work and decided to take on the challenge of crafting something better. Notepad++ has since become ...

Not really sure Ho gets to scold people about risks of downloading malware, since, you know, he's the one who relied on a supply chain for his updater that was compromised for the better part of a ...

The popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app, following an unofficial open-source community port of the original Windows codebase. The Notepad replacement runs as a ...