Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoHijacked Notepad++ updater quietly targeted users for monthswww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkHijacked Notepad++ updater quietly targeted users for monthswww.pcworld.comAmoxtli@thelemmy.club to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoNot just any user, but people in Asia. Seems very targeted. The issue was they weren’t validating the update pulled down from the hacked update hosting server was legit. They’ve since switched hosting services and added validation.
Not just any user, but people in Asia. Seems very targeted.
The issue was they weren’t validating the update pulled down from the hacked update hosting server was legit.
They’ve since switched hosting services and added validation.