Cropping an image on Windows 11 is easy.
Just grab the Snipping Tool and go to town.
But what if we told you a malicious actor can recover data from that cropped image?
Demo of Acropalypse in Windows
It’s a real thing happening to Google Pixel users, and apparently, Windows 11 PCs as well.
Someone can recover previously-cropped parts of images, exposing compromising information such as credit card numbers.
New reports indicate the problem also affects Windows 11. you might test this pretty easily, too.
Just open an image with Snipping Tool, crop a small part of it, and save it.
Even though it’s much smaller, you’ll see that the image somehow has the same file size.
We will take action as needed to help keep customers protected."
Source:David Buchanan (Twitter),Will Dormann (Twitter)
