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Hackers tried to exploit PHP flaws days before patches arrived
Hackers attempted to exploit flaws in PHP, the widely used web scripting language, days before those flaws were patched, according to a report from Amazon Threat Intelligence. The attempts targeted sites across the web.
What the report says
According to a report from Amazon Threat Intelligence, attackers tried to take advantage of the PHP vulnerabilities on websites across the internet before a fix was released. The report, as covered by The Verge, places these attempts days ahead of the patches.
Open questions
- How many sites were actually compromised rather than just targeted?
- Which specific PHP versions and flaws were involved?