Notepad++ improves security mechanisms and closes a new vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code.

Notepad++ released a security patch to reinforce its update process with a “double-lock” design after a sophisticated cyberattack exploited its auto-updater.

Security researchers believe that Chinese hackers are to blame for the attack in part because of the "selective" nature of the targets that were chosen for follow-on compromise via malicious software ...