Apple pushes first Background Security Improvements update to fix WebKit flaw
2026-03-18T13:23:28Z•75ba51beacf43a923d16a0a7b77d759ed09f8ffa4b33dfc1729134c470c780ec
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What happened
A cluster of high-impact security stories: Apple issued a Background Security Improvements update to patch a WebKit flaw (CVE-2026-20643) without a full OS upgrade; the GlassWorm supply-chain campaign resurfaced, infecting 400+ repositories and packages across GitHub, npm, VSCode and OpenVSX; CISA warned of an actively exploited Wing FTP Server vulnerability that may enable RCE; and the LeakNet ransomware group is leveraging ClickFix for initial access and a Deno-based loader. Other notable items include EU sanctions tied to cyberattacks, a new font-rendering technique that hides malicious/AI-
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