Chinese Hackers Were Inside Notepad++ For Much of 2025, But Only “Select Targets” Received Compromised Software Updates
Though the Chinese hackers appear to have compromised Notepad++’s host server and had the ability to push malicious software updates to all of its users, they did not do so for the vast majority. They instead appeared to want to maintain a “low and slow” approach to get at targets of espionage interest.