← Back

Wire · opportunities

Apple macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited on Internet-Exposed Macs to Install Monero Miner

Published

15 August 2026

Topic

opportunities

Sectors

Cybersecurity

Geography

United States

Source

Read at thehackernews.com

Verified

Fusion42 · 15 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

A critical authentication flaw (CVE-2026-65400) in Apple macOS Screen Sharing has been actively exploited on internet-exposed Macs to install Monero cryptocurrency miners, prompting emergency patches across multiple macOS versions.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, and 3 sources have reported it between 15 Aug 2026 and 16 Aug 2026.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your macOS software security just got a clear bug fix deadline. Patch now or your network-exposed machines risk becoming money machines for crypto thieves.

Coverage

3 sources · first reported 15 Aug 2026 · latest 16 Aug 2026

Related on Wire

Topics

Cybersecuritymacossecurity-flawcryptominingexploitationpatch