You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.
According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution vulnerabilities, three denial of service vulnerabilities, five security feature ...
Microsoft is reportedly expanding Notepad on Windows 11 with Copilot-powered text streaming and richer Markdown support, extending features previously limited to Copilot+ PCs to all users ...
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State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.
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The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...
Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported ...
The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.