The Hack Ninja Podcast - Episode 5 - Notepad++ Hijacked? Inside a Terrifying Supply Chain Attack

In this episode Galaxia Martin breaks down supply chain attacks using the Notepad++ incident as a case study, explaining how legitimate software and updates can be weaponized to infiltrate thousands of systems silently.

He covers the attacker mindset, the psychology of trust, defender lessons like segmentation and vendor risk, and tools he built (THN Guardian) to detect data leaks plus a roundup of recent threats and practical takeaways to reduce exposure.