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Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse

Thursday December 4, 2025. 04:01 PM , from TheRegister
Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in.lnk files
Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks.…
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