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Microsoft updates Snipping Tool to fix screenshot flaw

Microsoft has updated Snipping Tool in Windows 11 to fix a security flaw that allows other people to see parts of a screenshot that you’ve cropped out.

In the worst-case scenario, someone would be able to see sensitive details that you thought you had removed, such as bank account details.

Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan exposed the

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