The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...
You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company’s Tuesday patch ...
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Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution
Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...
The hosting provider's compromise allowed attackers to deliver malware through tainted software updates for six months.
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I wanted Windows Notepad on Linux—this app is the closest replacement I’ve found
The search for a Linux Notepad replacement ends with this unassuming app.
Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...
Rapid7 dropped a write-up on the Notepad++ update-chain abuse and - finally - it comes with real IOCs - update.exe downloaded ...
The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.
Rapid7 links China-linked Lotus Blossom to a 2025 Notepad++ hosting breach that delivered the Chrysalis backdoor via hijacked updates, fixed in v8.8.9 ...
You can follow a pattern for almost anything in life, but surely not for those hectic working days. And as a journalist, I have plenty of them. Some mornings begin quietly with a cup of coffee and a ...
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