The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility's update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. "The attack involved [an] infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org," developer Don Ho said. "The compromise occurred at the hosting

This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €710 million and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve also curated the most important industry stories you need to know. If email is more your thing, you can always subscribe to our newsletter and receive a more robust version of this round-up delivered to your inbox. Either way, let's get you up to speed. ? Notable and big funding rounds ??  RobCo raises $100M in Series C funding ??  Sokin eyes major expansion with £70M debt funding ??  Funnel secures $80M debt facility ??‍?? Noteworthy acquisitions and mergers ?? Sword Health is acquiring the Munich-based health startup Kaia Health for US$285M ??  finanzen.net group snaps up AI investing startup Vickii ??. Scoro acquires Envoice to close the project cost visibility gap ?? Belgium-based team.blue acquires Windsor.ai ? Interesting moves from investors ? 2150 closes €210M Fund II, lifts assets to €500M to back urban and industrial climate tech ?  Voyager Ventures closes $275M Fund II, reaching $475M in AUM ? Footprint Firm closes €76M Article 9 deeptech Fund for the green transition ? b2venture closes €150M Fund V at hard cap to support the next generation of European tech leaders ?️ In other (important) news ? Qilimanjaro launches EduQit, a modular build-your-own quantum computer for education and research ⚖️ Legaltech Luminance unveils its biggest platform upgrade in a decade ??. Estonian Startup Awards 2025 show an AI comeback and DefenceTech momentum ??. Spotify confirms Turkish office opening ? Recommended reads and listens ⚡. Northvolt former CEO: "Emotionally tough" raising funds for new venture +? How Distance Technologies is giving armoured vehicle crews x-ray-like vision ??. More European SPAC IPOs to come, says Einride boss ?? $1M+ raise for construction startup Arctis AI led by former fencing champion Dila Ekrem ??. How Redwerk built a global software business without middle managers or venture capital ?. Reinventing the light switch as Europe’s missing energy interface ? European tech startups to watch  ??  Pallma AI closes $1.6M pre-seed round for AI agent security ??  InsiderCX fuels its AI-powered patient experience platform with €1.5M investment ??  Mos Health secures $1.1M to expand personalised health offerings ??  Opportunity Health raises €334,000 ??. Carne Group secures strategic investment from Permira at a €1.4B valuation