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Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor
The group targets telecoms, critical infrastructure - all the usual high-value orgs Security researchers have attributed the ...
State-sponsored threat actors compromised the popular code editor's hosting provider to redirect targeted users to malicious ...
A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group targeted Notepad++'s update process to deploy malware. The attack from June to December 2025 selectively affected users, prompting investigations. Hosting ...
A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group named Lotus Blossom hijacked the update process of Notepad++ to target specific users. Gaining access in June 2025, they maintained control until December that ...
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 ...
Notepad++ has shared additional details on the supply chain attack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers via a ...
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