Microsoft has silently mitigated a high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability exploited by multiple state-backed and cybercrime ...

Microsoft has silently mitigated CVE-2025-9491, a Windows vulnerability exploited to distribute malware via LNK files ...

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

A third-party patch management company is cutting short attackers’ use of LNK files to smuggle in malicious commands, while ...

In other words, these shortcut files are crafted such that viewing their properties in Windows conceals the malicious ...

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allowed cybercriminals to hide malicious commands from users inspecting files through ...

Microsoft quietly patched CVE-2025-9491, a Windows LNK flaw abused by state actors since 2017 for malware attacks ...

Researchers report phishing emails in Russia using ISO attachments to deploy Phantom Stealer against finance and related ...

They can be very powerful. Shortcuts can execute commands, load external DLLs, and run hidden scripts—all without the user realizing. This versatility is what makes them a handy yet dangerous tool for ...

Anyone currently trying to download Leonardo DiCaprio 'One Battle After Another" runs the risk of infecting their PC with ...

Bitdefender reports that some torrents of One Battle After Another currently available online contain PowerShell scripts and ...