Wired iconWiredOct 22, 2026

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 Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched

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