Notepad++ Downloaded the Update. It Never Checked Who Made It.
Attackers exploited Notepad++ update verification failures to redirect users toward malicious installers while official repository files remained clean.
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Attackers exploited Notepad++ update verification failures to redirect users toward malicious installers while official repository files remained clean.
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