A vulnerability has been identified targeting users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Vulnerability in Snipping Tool could lead to users’ sensitive data being leaked.
Cybersecurity experts have a problem that concerns all Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. security bug they detected. This vulnerability is caused by an application called “Snipping Tool” and is used by users. your sensitive data may cause it to occur. Let’s take a closer look at the details of this vulnerability together.
Snipping Tool, as the name suggests screenshot it’s worth getting. The user can crop certain areas after taking a screenshot. This is where the vulnerability in question comes into play. Even if the user thinks that they are taking a screenshot of only a certain area on the screen, in the background, the entire image hiding. If hackers get to the entire image stored on the endpoint, the user’s data could be leaked.
Important information such as address can be leaked
Let’s say you have made a screenshot of an order number for an online purchase with the Snipping Tool. Hackers, that screenshot to the whole they can reach. Suppose you have some information on the same page, such as your credit card information, address, phone number, and so on. All this data can fall into the hands of hackers. Therefore, this vulnerability affecting Windows 10 and Windows 11 users “potentially criticalWe can describe it as ‘.
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What to do?
Frankly speaking, the best thing you can do right now is to use the Snipping Tool in Windows 10 and Windows 11. not to use will be. Microsoft has not yet made a statement on the subject, but the vulnerability has begun to spread on social media and other technology sites. So it is impossible for Microsoft to be unaware of this situation. A security vulnerability updatewill solve the problem.