Hackers Abuse Notepad++ Plugins to Compromise Your System Silently

A stealthy new campaign in which the UAC-0099 threat cluster hijacks a legitimate Notepad++ plugin to quietly plant malware on victim machines, marking a significant evolution in the group’s tactics since mid-summer 2026. Uncovered by Ukraine’s CERT-UA, the infection begins with a phishing email carrying an image that links, via a URL-shortening service, to a […] The post Hackers Abuse Notepad++ Plugins to Compromise Your System Silently appeared first on Cyber Security News.