By putting conflicting metadata in LNK files, a researcher found four new ways to spoof targets, hide arguments, and run unintended programs in Windows Explorer.

State-sponsored APTs from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China are targeting victims using a Windows shortcut file exploit, according to new research from Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). In ...

I'm the sole Mac user in a Windows-based company, and all of our files are stored in a collection of Windows Server shares in a whole bunch of relatively organized directories. We frequently include ...

Cyber-criminals spreading malware families are shifting to shortcut (LNK) files to deliver malware, HP Wolf Security’s latest report suggests. According to the new research, shortcuts are gradually ...

IntroductionIn December 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered a campaign linked to APT37 (also known as ScarCruft, Ruby Sleet, and Velvet Chollima), which is a DPRK-backed threat group. In this campaign ...

My searching abilities are possibly impaired at the moment, but I'll also admit that I'm not quite sure how to explain this issue to a search engine... In essence, where did the toolbox come from? And ...

Eeek! All versions of Microsoft Windows have a nasty shortcut-file vulnerability, it has emerged. Simply displaying the icon of a crafty .LNK file will cause malware infection. The Stuxnet worm has ...