Microsoft: New Windows LNK spoofing issues aren't vulnerabilities

Today, at Wild West Hackin' Fest, security researcher Wietze Beukema disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in Windows LK ...
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The Missing LNK — Correlating User Search LNK Files

Forensic investigators use LNK shortcut files to recover metadata about recently accessed files, including files deleted after the time of access. In a recent investigation, FireEye Mandiant ...

Windows shortcut files targeted by ransomware gang Global Group

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in ...
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This tiny Windows shortcut file is a bigger security threat than you think

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 ...
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Windows shortcut weaponized in Phorpiex-linked ransomware campaign

Researchers revealed a Phorpiex-distributed phishing campaign using malicious LNK files to deploy Global Group ransomware ...
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Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse

Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks.… The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allows malicious .lnk shortcut files to ...
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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 ...