The alert hit Elias’s screen at 3:14 AM, a jagged red line cutting through the peaceful blue glow of his terminal. It was a

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misconfigured patch

In practice, users clicking on shortened links have found themselves landing on a Windows Update screen rather than their intended destination. Experts believe this results from a released by Microsoft that may have accidentally altered how certain web redirects are handled by the browser or the OS. The Dangers of Fake Windows Update Scams

When you see bit.ly/xxxxx advertised as “Rosoft win patched,” the link almost never leads to a clean patch. Instead, you may encounter:

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