Apple macOS Flaw Exploited in the Wild to Install Monero Cryptominers
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Apple macOS Flaw Exploited in the Wild to Install Monero Cryptominers
A critical vulnerability in the recently updated Apple macOS has been weaponized by threat actors to mine Monero cryptocurrency, according to the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL). The security flaw under identifier CVE-2026-65400 with a CVSS score of 9.8/10 impacts the macOS Screen Sharing component and is described as allowing ‘remote code execution via crafted network packets’. Apple released emergency security updates for …
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that Apple's Screen Sharing vulnerability was exploited before authentication to install Monero mining software on Macs that were open to the internet. According to the NCSC's updated recommendation, attackers... NCSC Warns: Critical macOS...
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