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

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


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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