UK pentester 'killa' claims $2K Bitcoin prize in PHP2Shell capture-the-flag contest

UK pentester 'killa' claims $2K Bitcoin prize in PHP2Shell capture-the-flag contest

Jaydip Modhwadia beats challenge designed to test real-world exploitability of PHP2Shell in around 3 hours

Bitcoin Bounty Falls in Under Three Hours After PHP Test Finally Gets Real

A Bitcoin hacking challenge was breached after its PHP setup was corrected, exposing why the earlier undefeated timer offered false security.

Hacker wins $2,000 Bitcoin PHP challenge in 19 hours

Hacker cracks a deliberately vulnerable PHP server and claims its $2,021 Bitcoin bounty in 19.28 hours, testing the new PHP2Shell flaws.

Researcher cracks an unpatched PHP server and takes its $2,000 Bitcoin prize in 19 hours

A security researcher was able to exploit an intentionally unpatched PHP server and claim its Bitcoin bounty in just over 19 hours. The public stunt was a test to see if the recent PHP2Shell flaws are as dangerous as they are said to be. Stealmybitcoin.com logged the win at 15:47 UTC on October 25 Stealmybitcoin.com, the site where the game was hosted, verified the bounty had been claimed. Its results page shows the Bitcoin was taken after 19.28…

Researcher Cracks 'Steal My Bitcoin' Challenge With PHP Exploit

A 0.02511679 BTC prize was at stake, but the operator had to transfer it after discovering the server held the wrong wallet key.... Read the full story at The Defiant