# Notepad++’s New Update System is “Robust and Effectively Unexploitable”

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/notepad-s-new-update-system-is-robust-and-effectively-unexploitable/35821
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-02-27T18:00:40Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-02-27T18:00:40Z

Notepad++ has released a [blog](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v892-released/) post describing the security enhancements they’ve made since the [state-sponsored hack](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/) earlier this month, highlighting their new “double lock” update mechanism.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/notepad-s-new-update-system-is-robust-and-effectively-unexploitable](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/notepad-s-new-update-system-is-robust-and-effectively-unexploitable)

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## Post 2 by @anon4124882 — 2026-02-27T18:08:12Z

This whole thing with Notepad++ has been a mess.