SecurityWeek

Microsoft Silently Mitigated Exploited LNK Vulnerability

Microsoft has silently mitigated CVE-2025-9491, a Windows vulnerability exploited to distribute malware via LNK files ...
Homeland Security Today

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 ...

State sponsored hackers have been exploiting this LNK vulnerability for years - and it has only just been patched by Microsoft

The LNK vulnerability was used to launch remote code execution in cyber-espionage, data theft, and fraud attacks.
Forbes

Microsoft Windows Cyberattack Warning — Do Not Open These Files

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...
Cybernews

Despite Microsoft’s secret patch, LNK loophole remains viable for hackers to deliver malware

Microsoft has released a patch for link (LNK) files. However, it does not stop hackers from abusing them to deliver malware.
MUO on MSN

This tiny Windows shortcut file is a bigger security threat than you think

They can be very powerful. Shortcuts can execute commands, load external DLLs, and run hidden scripts—all without the user realizing. This versatility is what makes them a handy yet dangerous tool for ...
Dark Reading

North Korean APT Gets Around Macro-Blocking With LNK Switch-Up

North Korea's APT37 threat group is providing fresh evidence of how adversaries have pivoted to using LNK, or shortcut files, to distribute malicious payloads after Microsoft began blocking macros by ...