Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...

Self-hosted agents execute code with durable credentials and process untrusted input. This creates dual supply chain risk, ...

The recently compromised update mechanism for the popular open source text editor Notepad ++ has been hardened so it’s now ...

As AI services increasingly connect to wider parts of the web and more external apps, the risk of so-called “prompt injection ...

Notepad++ 8.9.2 fixes update hijack exploited to deliver malware, patches RCE flaw, and hardens WinGUp security.

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.

I don’t need tabs, sessions, or extra clutter in a tool I open for two seconds. Notepad++ stays fast, simple, and doesn't ...

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A China-linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the ...

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 ...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new optional security feature called Strict account settings, which is designed to protect users who may be targeted by sophisticated cyberattacks. Similar in spirit to Apple ...

WhatsApp rolled out Strict Account Settings, a lockdown-style mode that blocks unknown attachments, disables link previews, and silences unknown callers. Image: appshunter.io (Unsplash) If you’ve ever ...