Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
2026-08-17T20:51:37Z•cea4e3ba1023ba7c24420cacb28280980584ed598ded5bae19cece3536fe003a
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What happened
Ars Technica security feed covering actively exploited vulnerabilities, supply-chain credential theft, server and endpoint compromise, AI-enabled cyberattacks, phishing and social engineering, surveillance, authentication defenses, and cybersecurity policy. The most urgent reports concern a Mac screen-sharing flaw enabling passwordless remote access, a maximum-severity Exchange vulnerability exploited by Kremlin-linked actors, and widespread backdoor risks in server motherboard controllers.
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