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A new strain of malware is spreading in the wild via USB storage devices, exploiting a vulnerability in the way Microsoft Windows handles shortcut files, security reporter Brian Krebs writes.

Something to look forward to: Google's G Suite users will soon be able to create file shortcuts within their Google Drive cloud storage. Functioning similar to shortcuts in Windows (or aliases on a ...

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 ...

Shortcuts isn’t just about asking Siri to help out when a cop pulls you over, or shutting your home down for the night. Shortcuts can also be little utilities that you use on your files, adding ...

While working in the Windows File Manager, you can right-click an item and turn it into a shortcut by selecting "Create Shortcut." When you use this method, File Manager places a new shortcut in the ...

The Shortcuts app has been around on iPhones for years. But thanks to native AI integration, it can now pull off multi-step, cross-chores in a few seconds. The post The iPhone’s Shortcuts app is ...

The Shortcuts Corner is a regular section of our MacStories Weekly newsletter, exclusive to Club MacStories members, where I share advanced shortcuts and respond to readers’ requests for automation.

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