Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Source: The Hacker News

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A China‑linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the state‑sponsored hacking group to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed Chrysalis to users.