Notepad++: Notepad++ Plugins Allow Attackers to Infiltrate Systems, Achieve Persistence

Threat actors may abuse Notepad++ plugins to circumvent security mechanisms and achieve persistence on their victim machine, new research from security company Cybereason suggests. "Using an open-source project, Notepad++ Plugin Pack, a security researcher that goes by the name RastaMouse was able to demonstrate how to build a malicious plugin that can be used as [...]The post Notepad++ Plugins Allow Attackers to Infiltrate Systems, Achieve Persistence appeared first on TheVentureCation.com.