Hackers Already Trying to Exploit Serious PHP Flaw

Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched

Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They're now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.

Hackers Already Trying to Exploit Serious PHP Flaw

One exploitation attempt was sourced to an IP address based in China, says security provider VulnCheck. The flaw affects PHP, a scripting language used by an estimated 70% of websites. Unsurprisingly, hackers have quickly pounced on a major flaw in PHP, a scripting language used across the web, probing vulnerable sites and even trying to exploit them. A growing number of cybersecurity providers and researchers have spotted the suspicious activit…

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Unsurprisingly, hackers have quickly pounced on a major flaw in PHP, a scripting language used across the web, probing vulnerable sites and even trying to exploit them. Amazon also uncovered signs that someone tried to abuse the flaw four days earlier on Saturday before the threat was publicly known. A growing number of cybersecurity providers and […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!