# Hackers Exploited PHP Flaws Days Before Patches Arrived

https://mins.news/en/item/110432

- WIRED, 2026-10-22 02:24 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-exploited-the-php-vulnerabilities-days-before-they-were-patched/

> Amazon Web Services logged attempts to exploit the internet-disrupting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. The vulnerabilities are now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.

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