When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in exploits, defenders might have hoped use of this tactic would decline. They were ...

Microsoft patched a bevy of bugs that allowed bypasses of Windows Administrator Protection before the feature was made available earlier this month. James Forshaw, security researcher at Google's ...

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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 ...

Microsoft has silently "mitigated" a high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability exploited by multiple state-backed and cybercrime hacking groups in zero-day attacks. Tracked as CVE-2025-9491, this ...

These travelers unknowingly threw their money out the window. When you book a window seat on a plane, you’re likely expecting to be seated next to a window — but some airlines argue otherwise. In ...

Elon Musk's automaker faces a widening probe concerning alleged safety defects with the company's flush-mounted, electronic door handles. The NHTSA has given Tesla until Dec. 10 to present extensive ...