Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

2026-08-16T08:51:37Z37f1775a242b18e127916706dffe0e5286faebc327f102a9b501775a95c5ac14
AI securityApple macOSBMCKremlin-linked threat actorsMicrosoft ExchangeZoomaccount takeoveractive exploitationbackdoorcredential theftcybercrimemalwarepasskeysphishingpost-quantum cryptographyremote accessscreen sharingserver securitysocial engineeringsupply-chain attacksurveillancewireless attacks

What happened

Ars Technica security feed covering actively exploited vulnerabilities, supply-chain credential theft, server and endpoint compromise, AI-assisted cyberattacks, phishing and social engineering, surveillance, authentication defenses, and cybercrime policy. The most urgent items involve a Mac screen-sharing flaw enabling passwordless remote access, a maximum-severity Exchange vulnerability exploited by Kremlin-linked actors, and widespread vulnerable BMCs that can enable server backdoors. No CVE identifiers are provided in the feed metadata.

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arstechnica_security
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37f1775a242b18e127916706dffe0e5286faebc327f102a9b501775a95c5ac14
Enrichment time
2026-08-16T08:51:37Z
AI-assisted enrichment
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