Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
2026-08-15T20:51:38Z•e5fb47581281db26bc94ffd4179175cceabcde2e73b636ccaeb244a275592862
AI securityBMCMicrosoft ExchangePQCZoomaccount takeoveractive exploitationbackdoorcredential theftcryptographycyberattacksmacOSpasskeysremote accessscreen sharingserver securitysocial engineeringsupply-chain attacksurveillance
What happened
A collection of Ars Technica security headlines covering active exploitation of critical macOS and Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, supply-chain credential theft, Zoom device hijacking, server backdoors, phishing and AI-enabled attacks, surveillance, authentication defenses, and emerging cryptographic weaknesses. The most urgent items involve vulnerabilities reportedly exploited in the wild that can enable full device or persistent server compromise.
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- 2026-08-15T20:51:38Z
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