Hackers Hijacked Notepad++ Plugin to Execute Malicious Code

The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has detected a sophisticated cyberattack targeting users of the popular text and code editor, Notepad++. Hackers have successfully manipulated a default plugin within the Notepad++ package, potentially compromising the security of countless systems. The plugin in question, “mimeTools.dll,” is a standard component of Notepad++ that provides encoding functionalities, such […]

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