France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals
2026-08-17T14:51:41Z•5a2dc4130f45debc925eed32386e966437f25f6a0d90ca8da8eb644cc85e2763
CVE-2026-65400AI agent securityFranceSafePalScreen SharingWindows 11agent containmentauthentication bypassauthorization flawbank fraudcryptominingcustomer datacybercrimedata breachhardware securitymacOSpersonal data exposureroot accesssupply chain securitytax authority
What happened
Security news roundup covering a French tax authority breach affecting 678,000 individuals, exploitation of macOS Screen Sharing vulnerability CVE-2026-65400 to gain root access and deploy a cryptominer, a SafePal authorization flaw exposing data of 39,798 customers, a €30 million bank fraud investigation, Windows 11 hardware-based security bypass research, and emerging AI-agent containment and security products. The most urgent item is active exploitation of CVE-2026-65400, while the reported breaches represent significant privacy and financial risks.
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