Notepad++’s New Update System is “Robust and Effectively Unexploitable”

Notepad++ has released a blog post describing the security enhancements they’ve made since the state-sponsored hack earlier this month, highlighting their new “double lock” update mechanism.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/notepad-s-new-update-system-is-robust-and-effectively-unexploitable