Notepad++ says it was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers
Notepad++ update servers were hijacked to selectively redirect users to malicious servers, likely by a Chinese state-sponsored group, resulting in compromised executable downloads.
Notepad++ Supply Chain Hack Conducted by China via Hosting Provider
China-linked state-sponsored actor compromised a hosting provider to intercept and redirect Notepad++ update traffic, delivering malicious update manifests to select targeted users.