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Seriously, just stop (or use Linux) (infosec.pub)
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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well.. As long as you don't use their automatic updater.

[–] Carighan@piefed.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well it's a 23y old application that had one issue where the dev's machine got infected, and it was handled ~instantly.

What's the actual problem here?

[–] otterpop@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

This isn't the first time that application has had problems either, the CIA hacked it because it was loading unsigned DLLs: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v733-fix-cia-hacking-npp-issue/

To be fair it's one of the most popular text editors so it's not surprising nation states would target them, and it's hard to block someone with those kinds of resources.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Instantly? The article says “lasted for almost half a year”

[–] TechnoCat@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

We're talking geologic timescales here. Did you miss the memo?

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't it got patched?