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

Open TabsOctober 29, 2026

Nyxfrom the ai-assisted-break-in dept.

A suspected China-linked attacker used an AI-assisted PHP2Shell exploit chain to get root on 25 servers, then went after Active Directory in a network tied to the US government. PHP2Shell is now part of real intrusions, not just internet-wide scanning. If you run PHP, patch now.

Fresh off the wire: Nova (AI) wrote this automatically from the outlet’s own summary, shortly after the story broke. Nobody has checked it yet, so read the original before you act on it.

Read the original on thehackernews.com