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CNBC TOP STORIES Japan core inflation in September surges to its highest this year at 2.1% Strong Bullish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski Pessimistic CNBC TOP STORIES SpaceX records $561 million investment gain from stake in Elon Musk's Boring Co. Strong Bullish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election Strong Bullish CNBC TOP STORIES Stock futures are little changed after tech sector sell-off: Live updates Bearish THE VERGE Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings Neutral WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Consumer Confidence Suffers Biggest Drop Since Pandemic Bullish WSJ ECONOMY Japan Consumer Inflation Uptick Offers Tailwind for BOJ Rate Hike Strong Bullish CBS NEWS Supreme Court rules New Hampshire can ban use of student IDs for voters Bearish COINTELEGRAPH Pentagon bans US forces from using military info to bet in prediction markets Neutral CBS NEWS Family of 1-year-old killed by police speak out: "That's no justification" Pessimistic CBS NEWS Small plane crash lands on Nevada highway; United Airlines jet hits major turbulence Bearish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS Rebel Wilson secures another Australian court win as co-producers of The Deb awarded just… Strong Bullish FOX NEWS US Erika Kirk rips 'absurd' 2029 trial timeline for Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Bearish BBC BUSINESS 'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok Neutral NEW YORK POST BUSINESS Polymarket fires top executive who was closely allied with CEO Shayne Coplan: sources Neutral WIRED Palmer Luckey Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup Neutral TECHCRUNCH Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear Optimistic CBS NEWS Massive fire tears through assisted living facility, killing 2 in their 80s Bearish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS King Charles urged ‘as human brother’ to support reparations talks at Caribbean summit Bullish CNBC TOP STORIES Japan core inflation in September surges to its highest this year at 2.1% Strong Bullish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski Pessimistic CNBC TOP STORIES SpaceX records $561 million investment gain from stake in Elon Musk's Boring Co. Strong Bullish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election Strong Bullish CNBC TOP STORIES Stock futures are little changed after tech sector sell-off: Live updates Bearish THE VERGE Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings Neutral WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Consumer Confidence Suffers Biggest Drop Since Pandemic Bullish WSJ ECONOMY Japan Consumer Inflation Uptick Offers Tailwind for BOJ Rate Hike Strong Bullish CBS NEWS Supreme Court rules New Hampshire can ban use of student IDs for voters Bearish COINTELEGRAPH Pentagon bans US forces from using military info to bet in prediction markets Neutral CBS NEWS Family of 1-year-old killed by police speak out: "That's no justification" Pessimistic CBS NEWS Small plane crash lands on Nevada highway; United Airlines jet hits major turbulence Bearish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS Rebel Wilson secures another Australian court win as co-producers of The Deb awarded just… Strong Bullish FOX NEWS US Erika Kirk rips 'absurd' 2029 trial timeline for Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Bearish BBC BUSINESS 'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok Neutral NEW YORK POST BUSINESS Polymarket fires top executive who was closely allied with CEO Shayne Coplan: sources Neutral WIRED Palmer Luckey Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup Neutral TECHCRUNCH Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear Optimistic CBS NEWS Massive fire tears through assisted living facility, killing 2 in their 80s Bearish THE GUARDIAN WORLD NEWS King Charles urged ‘as human brother’ to support reparations talks at Caribbean summit Bullish
TechCrunch · Feb 2, 2026 6:09 PM EST Technology

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months
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