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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Hackers can use Cortana to open websites on Windows 10 even if your PC is locked
A pair of independent researchers yesterday uncovered a particularly worrisome security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows 10. If your PC’s OS was installed with default settings this could affect you. The simple “hack†involves activating Cortana via voice command to open websites on a PC that’s been locked. In the above video, you’ll notice the researcher issues the voice command and then unlocks the PC with their password. The vulnerability doesn’t allow a bad actor to unlock your computer, but with physical access to your system they could direct it to just about any website they wanted. With access to your…
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