Microsoft is adding images to Notepad, and users are wondering why

Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.
Windows Central

Windows 11 locked me out of Notepad via Microsoft Account bugs — is the 'Thin Client' era ruining my 27 blissful years of PCs?

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aha.org

Open-source text program Notepad++ impacted by critical vulnerability

The National Security Agency has released two phases of its Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines for organizations to improve their zero trust architecture.… The AHA Feb. 9 released a series of ...
InfoQ

Java Explores Carrier Classes to Extend Data-Oriented Programming beyond Records

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TweakTown

Notepad++ hack detailed - and what to do if you think you might be affected

TL;DR: Notepad++ was compromised for six months, but it wasn't the software itself which the exploit leveraged, but its hosting provider. An investigation into the attack has just been concluded with ...
The Verge

Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China

The app’s servers were compromised from June through December 2025. The app’s servers were compromised from June through December 2025. is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie ...
TechCrunch

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a ...
GitHub

Simple and easy to use Minecraft microsoft authentication library (Java and Bedrock).

MinecraftAuth provides most of its functionality through the MinecraftAuth class. It contains predefined login flows for Minecraft: Java Edition and Minecraft: Bedrock Edition using the official ...
PC World

Hijacked Notepad++ updater quietly targeted users for months

PCWorld reports that Notepad++’s WinGUp update system was compromised between June and December 2025, delivering malware through corrupted executables to targeted users. While the popular text editor ...
theregister

Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack

A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised Notepad++'s update service in 2025, according to the project's author. The admission comes after version 8.8.9 of the text editor was released on December ...
Ars Technica

Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...