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#5 The Hacker News general August 15, 2026 at 07:24 UTC

Apple macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited on Internet-Exposed Macs to Install Monero Miner

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS 9.8), a critical authentication bypass in macOS Screen Sharing, is being actively exploited against internet-exposed Macs to install Monero cryptocurrency miners, as warned by the Netherlands NCSC. Security teams managing macOS endpoints — especially those with Screen Sharing enabled — should verify patch status immediately.

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