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macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited to Install Monero Miner

Apple just released emergency updates to fix a critical flaw in macOS Screen Sharing that hackers were using to secretly install Monero miners on vulnerable Macs. The updates, available for macOS Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma, patch a vulnerability that allowed attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

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Langflow Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy Monero Miner on AI App Endpoints

Hackers exploited a critical vulnerability in Langflow to sneak a Monero cryptocurrency miner onto AI app endpoints, using just one line of Python code to start the attack. Over 19 days in March and April, threat actors took advantage of the unauthenticated remote code execution flaw, rated CVSS 9.3, to spread the malware.

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