Hackers make FAKE notifications

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brmk had some excellent research on this prior:
https://brmk.me/2026/03/18/toast-my-way.html
https://ipurple.team/2026/03/25/toast-notifications/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/notifications/app-notifications/adaptive-interactive-toasts?tabs=appsdk
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/notifications/app-notifications/toast-schema
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/schemas/tiles/toastschema/element-action
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/notifications/app-notifications/toast-desktop-apps
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/enable-desktop-toast-with-appusermodelid
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/launch/handle-uri-activation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/notifications-visualizer
https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast

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