Week in review: Claude accounts compromised through infostealer, Patch Tuesday forecast
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CVE-2026-85046AI agent securityGoogle ChromeMicrosoft TeamsQR-code phishingactively exploited vulnerabilitycredential managementcredential theftinfostealerpatch managementphishingscamssession hijackingthreat intelligencezero-day
What happened
Help Net Security’s weekly roundup covers an actively exploited Google Chrome zero-day, CVE volume and patching trends, infostealer-driven theft of Claude login sessions, QR-code phishing defenses in Microsoft Teams, AI-agent credential governance, scams, and security product and research developments. The most urgent item is CVE-2026-85046, which Google confirms is exploited in the wild and fixes in Chrome 152.0.7977.82/.83.
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