importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-08-15T12:54:04+05:30
Apple macOS Screen Sharing Vulnerability CVE-2026-65400 Exploited for Monero Mining Attacks
A critical authentication vulnerability in Apple macOS Screen Sharing (CVE-2026-65400) is actively exploited to install Monero miners on internet-exposed Macs, with AI-driven exploit development accelerating threat proliferation.
A recently patched security flaw in Apple macOS has come under active exploitation in the wild to deploy a cryptocurrency miner, the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS score: 9.8), a critical authentication issue impacting the Screen Sharing component that could allow an attacker already on the network to
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