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Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored hackers (notepad-plus-plus.org)
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[–] BartyDeCanter 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fuck. I haven’t used Npp in a long time, but that’s awful. Glad they were able to get it fixed and their transparency is to be highly commended. But damn does it make me worry about other projects. Npp isn’t exactly obscure, but it’s also not exactly a massive target either.