Show Notes
1. macOS Screen Sharing auth-bypass exploited to root Macs and drop Monero miners — CVE-2026-65400 — SecurityWeek — https://www.securityweek.com/recent-macos-screen-sharing-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ 2. Microsoft SCCM flaw chain enables RCE on primary site server — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-sccm-vulnerability/ 3. Roundcube webmail patches RCE and SSRF flaws — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/roundcube-1-6-18-and-1-7-3-released-with-fix/ 4. Wireshark 4.6.8 fixes 28 vulnerabilities — SANS ISC — https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33248 5. TheHatman selling Azure/Entra data allegedly stolen from Fortune 500 tenants — SecurityWeek — https://www.securityweek.com/fortune-500-companies-hit-in-azure-data-theft-campaign/ 6. Fake Web3 job interview delivers NeedleStealer and hVNC RAT via signed ClickOnce — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/fake-web3-interview/ 7. APT36-linked PATCHCORD backdoor uses fake VPN installers and Google Sheets C2 — Security Affairs — https://securityaffairs.com/197266/intelligence/apt36-suspected-in-patchcord-espionage-campaign-using-google-sheets-c2.html 8. Infostealers harvested 1.7 billion credentials in six months — Infosecurity Magazine — https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infostealers-17-billion/ 9. Dropcatch domains: attackers buying expired domains for malware and C2 — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-spend-nearly-7-million-on.html 10. Prompt injection hidden in a court filing draws first known sanction — Security Affairs — https://securityaffairs.com/197370/ai/invisible-ai-prompts-trigger-court-sanctions.html 11. Clop claims data theft at Philips and GE; Philips confirms a contained breach — CVE-2026-12569 — BleepingComputer — https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/philips-and-ge-investigating-clop-ransomware-data-theft-claims/ 12. Microsoft delays an Exchange update and won't give a new date — The Register — https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/17/microsoft-blames-ai-for-delayed-exchange-update-cant-say-when-it-will-arrive/5288227
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