Malicious Windows Shortcuts Use PowerShell and Node.js to Enable Remote Code Execution
Fri Jul 10 2026
Malware
Phishing
Social Engineering
cybersecuritynews.com
A malicious Windows shortcut is being used to turn a routine download into a full remote-code-execution foothold. The campaign begins with convincing booking-themed spam and steers victims toward a ZIP archive that conceals a booby-trapped LNK file. One click can quietly start a chain that installs a backdoor and gives attackers a path to run […]
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