Cybersecurity News

PaperCut NG/MF Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attack – All Versions Impacted

August 27, 2026

Matched: Australia

PaperCut has confirmed active exploitation of an unpatched flaw affecting all supported versions of its PaperCut NG and MF print management software. Emergency patches for v25 and v26 were released on August 28, 2026; a v24 fix is pending. Organizations with internet-facing servers are urged to restrict access via firewall rules immediately and watch for suspicious activity from pc-app.exe or anomalous log entries.

• papercut
• zero-day
• patch
• print management
• active exploitation
• remote code execution

MacOS users warned to beware screen-sharing bug which can turn Macs into cryptomining slaves

August 17, 2026

Apple has patched a critical vulnerability in macOS Screen Sharing that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to devices and use them for cryptomining. The flaw posed significant risk to affected users. MacOS users are urged to update their systems immediately to protect against potential exploitation.

• macos
• apple
• vulnerability
• cryptomining
• screen sharing
• patch