Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime ...

The LNK vulnerability was used to launch remote code execution in cyber-espionage, data theft, and fraud attacks.

Shortcuts (LNK files) in Windows are indicated by curved arrows. We often treat them as background noise and don't consider what they actually do beyond opening apps. In fact, there is a huge gap ...

A zero-day vulnerability stemming from how Windows User Interface handles its shortcut (.lnk) files has been exploited by at least 11 nation-state actors in widespread threat campaigns. According to ...

Suspicious Activity: The obfuscation, especially with creating and executing a file in the %TMP% directory (a common place for malware), suggests this script could be part of a malicious payload. The ...

Microsoft's secret patch fixes 8-Year LNK zero-day exploited by hackers Angel Bena : Pexels Cybersecurity experts warn of a stealthy Microsoft patch addressing a long-exploited Windows LNK zero-day ...