Windows Copilot Hacks Itself to Steal Your Data in a Single Click

Researchers at Varonis Threat Labs discovered CoSnitch, a one-click vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Copilot that allows attackers to exfiltrate sensitive data using Copilot's access to the computer, and the flaw was co-discovered by Copilot itself.

fria https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/fria 1 CoSnitch is a one-click vulnerability discovered by researchers at Varonis Threat Labs https://www.varonis.com/blog/cosnitch and co-discovered by Copilot itself, that allows an attacker to exfiltrate sensitive data using Copilot's access to your computer. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/20/windows-copilot-hacks-itself-to-steal-your-data-in-a-single-click/ https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/20/windows-copilot-hacks-itself-to-steal-your-data-in-a-single-click/