Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-02-02 21:00 PST
- Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group
The Hacker News • 2026-02-02 20:55 • thehackernews.com
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 of the open-source editor, according to new findings from Rapid7.
The development comes shortly
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/notepad-hosting-breach-attributed-to.html - ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9792, (Tue, Feb 3rd)
SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-02-02 18:00 • isc.sans.edu
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Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
