PHP2Shell Attack Roots 25 Servers, Breaches U.S. Government-Affiliated Network
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PHP2Shell Attack Roots 25 Servers, Breaches U.S. Government-Affiliated Network

The Hacker News · Oct 28, 2026

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PHP2Shell Attack Roots 25 Servers, Breaches U.S. Government-Affiliated Network
Security October 28, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what appears to be an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted attack orchestrated by a suspected China-nexus threat actor that has leveraged the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities to breach exposed systems. The activity, which was observed on October 25, 2026, involved an attacker combining PHP2Shell with a kernel privilege escalation exploit to root

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