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11 State-Sponsored Threat Actors Exploit 8-Year-Old Windows Shortcut Flaw


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2025-03-19 08:27:03
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that multiple state-sponsored threat actors have been exploiting an eight-year-old vulnerability in Windows shortcut files. This security flaw, identified as ZDI-CAN-25373, allows malicious actors to embed hidden commands within .lnk files, which can execute when opened, potentially compromising sensitive data and systems. The vulnerability in question exploits how Windows displays shortcut […]


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