There’s a certain sort of irony to being an #IT guy and wannabe #cybersecurity expert, only to realize that the operating system on your daily driver PC is four major versions out of date and has been EOL for three years.

I was wondering why I wasn’t seeing so many of the things people are bitching about online, like #AI in #Notepad. Now I know. >.<

The odd part is that I wasn’t ignoring updates. I run them weekly. But somehow my PC has just been steaming along happily on #Windows 11 21H2 while the current major feature release is 25H2. 🤷‍♂️

Needless to say I have now gotten up to date. Anywho, this is why we #patchmanagement, folks.

Always the wizards pretending to be owls. What cha gonna do?

#Notepad

Das Blog ist die brennende Mülltonne vom dekadenten Untergang von Windows:

#Windows11 locked me out of #Notepad via #Microsoft Account bugs — is the 'Thin Client' era ruining my 27 blissful years of PCs?

»I'm still a Windows guy, and I always will be. Nevertheless, I can't ignore that Win 11 regularly feels less like an operating system and more like a thin client; just a connection to MS's cloud with fewer options for you to act as the administrator of your own PC.«

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-locked-me-out-of-notepad-is-the-thin-client-era-ruining-pcs

DATE: February 06, 2026 at 05:23PM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY

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#ISMG Editors: #Notepad++ #SupplyChainAttack Raises Alarm: Also: #Healthcare #CyberRisks Collide, #Varonis Deal Signals #AISecurity Shifthttps://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-notepad-supply-chain-attack-raises-alarm-a-30695

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I just cant get over post from people complaining how terrible Windows is now, and that they cant even access notepad, but yet refuse to move to some other OS. Like, Linux is right there.

#linux #windows #windows11 #notepad

#Notepad++ #Hijacked by State-Sponsored #Hackers

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/

Self-Host Weekly (2026-02-06)

#Jellyfin <3 #Samsung, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Inkheart - a lightweight PDF library, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2026-02-06/

#selfhost #selfhosting #newsletter #foss #opensource #homelab #security #privacy #devops #sysadmin #smarthome #homeautomation #development #ai #fediverse #plex #notepad

#Notepad plus plus reminds us to thank our package maintainers for doing what they do.

Tbh not having a #packagemanager seems kind of barbaric to me.

#PackageManagement is a public good.

Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026

Microsoft has a big year ahead for Xbox as it marks its 25-year milestone. After the tough decision…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Gaming #Headlines #Microsoft #Notepad #Tech #TopStories #Xbox
https://www.newsbeep.com/386154/

W tym odcinku mówię o ataku hackerskim na #notepad o tym jak szczury psują internet, a także o francuskiej alternatywie dla #Zoom Poza tym omawiam tłok na orbicie i zmiany techniczne w #formula1
https://wtfs.stream/@what_the_fox_says/episodes/o-kosmosie-i-wyscigach-samochodowych
#podcast #technologia

Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026 https://thever.ge/pQ2Z #Microsoft #Notepad #Gaming #Tech #Xbox

Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown | Securelist

Pulse ID: 698344543487b4267ae16795
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/698344543487b4267ae16795
Pulse Author: CyberHunter_NL
Created: 2026-02-04 13:06:28

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Notepad #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #SecureList #SupplyChain #bot #CyberHunter_NL

Burned by the notepad++ Hack? Maybe Zed is Your New Editor. It’s Free! https://lowendbox.com/blog/burned-by-the-notepad-hack-maybe-zed-is-your-new-editor-its-free/ #LowEndVirtual #notepad.exe #sublimetext #atomeditor #texteditor #notepad #sublime #emacs #atom #vim #zed

L'hébergeur du site de Notepad++ a été corrompu, par des acteurs d'état chinois.
Notez bien : Notepad++ est un projet open-source, installé sur l'immense majorité des machines Windows, et PAS UNE FOUTUE ENTREPRISE UTILISATRICE NE CONTRIBUE FINANCIEREMENT AU PROJET.
Donc le mec est littéralement tout seul pour faire face à une attaque apparement orchestrée par un état. L'open-source, c'est beau, mais ce genre de situation en es… https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/ #piratage #notepad

#Notepad++: Updater-Übernahme durch staatliche Akteure | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Notepad-Updater-Uebernahme-durch-staatliche-Akteure-11162101.html #NotepadPlusPlus #Malware #LotusBlossum #CyberCrime

Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown

Pulse ID: 6982cbeba762ba78ca3d7a74
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6982cbeba762ba78ca3d7a74
Pulse Author: Tr1sa111
Created: 2026-02-04 04:32:43

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#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Notepad #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #SupplyChain #bot #Tr1sa111

#Notepad++ hacked - 2026-02-02

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/

"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 state-sponsored hacking group to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed Chrysalis to users of the open-source editor, according to new findings from Rapid7.

The development comes shortly after Notepad++ maintainer Don Ho said that a compromise at the hosting provider level allowed threat actors to hijack update traffic starting June 2025 and selectively redirect such requests from certain users to malicious servers to serve a tampered update by exploiting insufficient update verification controls that existed in older versions of the utility.

The weakness was plugged in December 2025 with the release of version 8.8.9. It has since emerged that the hosting provider for the software was breached to perform targeted traffic redirections until December 2, 2025, when the attacker's access was terminated. Notepad++ has since migrated to a new hosting provider with stronger security and rotated all credentials."

https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/notepad-hosting-breach-attributed-to.html

#CyberSecurity #Notepad #China #OpenSource #StateHacking

Notepad++ è stato colpito da un attacco alla supply chain che ha dirottato per mesi il sistema di aggiornamento, distribuendo un eseguibile malevolo al posto di quello legittimo. #Notepad++ #Sicurezza #Software

https://www.linuxeasy.org/notepad-e-il-problema-di-malware/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Tenable: Frequently Asked Questions About Notepad++ Supply Chain Compromise https://www.tenable.com/blog/frequently-asked-questions-about-notepad-supply-chain-compromise @tenable #infosec #NotePad #databreach