Microsoft Silently Activates Critical Windows Security Update [Forbes]
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security protections for millions of users against a critical hacking threat. And it's only taken, erm, eight years. Microsoft Silently Fixes Years-Old Security Issue For Millions Of Windows Users On March 10, I published an article warning about the 10-second phantom goblin infostealer attack. Go read it for the full gory details, but the gist of the thing is that it exploited the Windows .LNK shortcut while being disguised as a legitimate PDF document. On June 9, I published an article warning of another .LNK Windows attack , and another on August 4 , and the latest was on November 1, concerning the now officially designated CVE-2025-9491 Windows security vulnerability . But that was just me, and just during 2025. The common denominator is that the vulnerability was unpatched, and Microsoft seemingly had no intention of fixing it. Previously identified as ZDI-CAN-25373 and ZDI-25-148 by Trend Micro security researchers, this vulnerability has been used in threat campaigns dati
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