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Gifting User Passwords to Adversaries With NPPSPY | Huntress

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Gifting User Passwords to Adversaries With NPPSPY | Huntress

Security researchers at Huntress identified a method by which threat actors can harvest cleartext passwords using NPPSPY, a Notepad++ plugin framework. The investigation documents how this attack vector enables adversaries to capture user credentials in unencrypted form during normal system activity.

Why it matters: Development and security teams using Notepad++ should audit plugin installations and usage immediately, as this technique allows threat actors to steal passwords at scale from compromised systems.

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