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| Internet
Security & Privacy |
| Clipboard &
Security |
The Windows Clipboard is like a scratch pad available to Windows
and all running applications. It allows pieces of information to
be temporarily stored and then retrieved later by another
application. Say you're writing a report and you see a bit of
text on a website that you want to include in your report. You
can copy that piece of text to the Windows Clipboard and then
when you're ready paste it into your document.
The Windows and/or Office clipboard can reveal data that you’ve
recently cut or copied from documents, even if you’ve deleted
the document itself. The Microsoft Office clipboard may hold
multiple items, not just the last material placed on it.
Clipboard data stays on the clipboard until you either clear
clipboard or shut down your PC. Even if you copy a credit card
number, password or email address from other applications such
as Notepad or from an email in Outlook, visiting a website with
this exploit afterwards would allow the hacker to retrieve your
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