[HIB]New Windows Bug Offers Hackers An Attack Shortcut

It's been a rough couple of months for the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). With the year's two biggest hacker conferences, BlackHat and Defcon, yet to ramp up, Microsoft's security swat team can likely expect more sleepless nights.The MSRC has been a major topic of discussion in the security community following the public release of a bug found by a Google researcher in his spare time. Microsoft later released a fix for the issue, but estimates that the bug has already been exploited 10,000 times.Over the weekend, a new serious threat emerged: According to Sophos researcher Chet Wisniewski, a poisoned Windows "shortcut" file can be used to launch an attack via USB stick even if the AutoRun and AutoPlay features are disabled.

**Hidden Content: To see this hidden content your post count must be 1 or greater.**