GhostLock shows how legitimate Windows APIs can lock users out of SMB-shared files without encryption or admin privileges.

When a shared file gets locked for editing, real-time collaboration gets affected as users cannot open or comment on the file. One known reason for this error is dual ...

Is there ANYWAY to configure Samba on OS X Server to dissallow a Mac and a PC to have the same word file open at the same time?<BR><BR>Hypothetical:<BR><BR>If a Mac user has a Word file open (which ...

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept tool named GhostLock that demonstrates how a legitimate Windows file API can be abused in attacks to block access to files stored locally or on ...

Some Office users have recently experienced “Unknown error trying to lock file” while using Office apps like Excel, Teams, OneDrive, PowerPoint, etc. It’s even ...

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