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May 17, 2017

Researcher Shows How To Hack Windows Login Details Using Google Chrome And SCF Files

Short Bytes: By combining a flaw in the working of SMB networking protocol and Windows .scf files, a security researcher has come up with a unique Windows hacking method. Just by accessing the folder with a specially crafted .scf file, a user will end up sharing the computer credentials via Chrome and SMB protocol. The […]

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Vulnerabilities

May 17, 2017

You Can Steal Windows Login Credentials via Google Chrome and SCF Files

Just by accessing a folder containing a malicious SCF file, a user will unwittingly share his computer’s login credentials with an attacker via Google Chrome and the SMB protocol. This technique is not new, but a combination of two different techniques, one taken from the Stuxnet operation, and one detailed by a security researcher at […]

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