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Secrets of Windows shortcut files everyone should know

ThioJoe shares shortcut tricks that reveal hidden Windows folder functions. White House lays out new timeline for Trump ballroom Rob Gronkowski reveals he’s never spent any of his NFL salary Science ...
CSOonline

Windows shortcuts’ use as a vector for malware may be cut short

A third-party patch management company is cutting short attackers’ use of LNK files to smuggle in malicious commands, while Microsoft prefers to tell the whole story. A longstanding problem with the ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Silently Fixes 8-Year Windows Security Flaw

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allowed cybercriminals to hide malicious commands from users inspecting files through Windows' standard interface. We waited long enough. Image: Unsplash Microsoft ...
Android Police

The little known Android keyboard shortcut I use every single day

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.
CSOonline

Chinese hackers target Western diplomats using hard-to-patch Windows shortcut flaw

Chinese hackers have been spotted targeting European diplomats using a longstanding Windows shortcut vulnerability that’s been popular with threat groups as far back as 2017. According to security ...
Forbes

Warning As Microsoft Windows Attacks Confirmed — No Patch Available

Windows users warned as ongoing attacks exploit CVE-2025-9491 — and there's currently no fix available from Microsoft. Updated November 2 with a statement from Microsoft regarding the newly reported ...