The recently compromised update mechanism for the popular open source text editor Notepad ++ has been hardened so it’s now ‘effectively unexploitable’, says the application’s author.

Notepad++ 8.9.2 fixes update hijack exploited to deliver malware, patches RCE flaw, and hardens WinGUp security.

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.

Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that ...

The new security option is designed to thwart prompt-injection attacks that aim to steal your confidential data.

I don’t need tabs, sessions, or extra clutter in a tool I open for two seconds. Notepad++ stays fast, simple, and doesn't ...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new optional security feature called Strict account settings, which is designed to protect users who may be targeted by sophisticated cyberattacks. Similar in spirit to Apple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many don't use a simple security setting because it's too fiddly. (NurPhoto via Getty Images) The UK's National Cyber Security ...

One-tap mode limits unknown messages, silences unknown calls, tightens privacy settings WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new security feature called 'Strict Account Settings' aimed at protecting users ...

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) describes it as "one of the most effective ways" to protect yourself from cybercrime – yet far too few of us use it. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) – ...

Days after Meta was sued over alleged false privacy claims surrounding its chat app WhatsApp, the company has rolled out a new setting to protect users against cyberattacks. The feature, called Strict ...