Microsoft has fixed a security flaw in Notepad that could have allowed attackers to trick users into clicking harmful links inside Markdown files. The company resolved the issue in its latest patch ...

Microsoft has rolled out a security update to patch a critical vulnerability in its Notepad app. The development comes just a day after the developer of Notepad++, a popular alternative to Microsoft’s ...

Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be abused to achieve remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2026-20841 (8.8), the ...

Microsoft has confirmed a major Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the modern Notepad app on Windows 11, and the fix is now rolling out as part of the February 2026 Patch Tuesday update. The ...

Notepad++, a free open source text and code editor for the Windows operating system, suffered an "infrastructure-level compromise" last year by threat actors seeking to deliver malware to selected ...

The popular open-source text editor Notepad++ was targeted in a sophisticated supply chain attack that allowed Chinese state-sponsored hackers to deliver malware through compromised software updates, ...

The developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a ...

Microsoft is reportedly expanding Notepad’s feature set on Windows 11, rolling out Copilot-powered AI text streaming and enhanced Markdown formatting to a wider set of users. The features, which were ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview update brings AI text generation and improvement tools to Notepad, similar to chatbot functionality. The update also expands Markdown support ...

In new versions of Notepad and Paint for Windows Insiders, Microsoft is adding more AI features. Notepad is learning more Markdown. This was announced by Microsoft in a blog post. Notepad will ...

Fresh is a new take on the simple text editor. Fresh is what nano would be with mouse support. Fresh is free to use on Linux and MacOS. I've been a regular user of the nano text editor since its ...

The Wall Street Journal has decided to have two deputy editors in chief as it seeks to advance its newsroom strategy. Aja Whitaker-Moore and David Crow have been named to the title, wrote Emma Tucker, ...