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Seriously, just stop (or use Linux) (media.piefed.zip)

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[–] otterpop@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

This isn't the first time that application has had problems either, the CIA hacked it because it was loading unsigned DLLs: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v733-fix-cia-hacking-npp-issue/

To be fair it's one of the most popular text editors so it's not surprising nation states would target them, and it's hard to block someone with those kinds of resources.