Compromise of Notepad++ Equals Software Supply Chain Fallout
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• Attackers exploited a vulnerability in Notepad++ to deliver a backdoor via redirected sites.
• The attack has been linked to Chinese nation-state actors and is part of a broader campaign.
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Hacked Infrastructure Delivered Chinese Nation-State Group's Backdoor, Experts Warn The widely used, open source text-editing software Notepad++ for Windows said attackers exploited a vulnerability to redirect some users to sites that pushed a backdoor onto their system. Security experts have tied the attack to a broader campaign perpetrated by Chinese nation-state actors.