Coverage dated October 22, 2026

Amazon says PHP2Shell exploitation began 4 days before patches

Headline from Bleeping Computer

Security researchers at Amazon Threat Intelligence say attackers began targeting the PHP2Shell flaws four days before security patches were released on Wednesday. [...]

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Reports & sources

2 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Register

    Hackers pile on PHP2Shell as AWS reveals attacks began before disclosure (opens The Register)

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    The Register's feed description

    Cloudflare reports millions of exploit attempts, while Amazon spotted attackers trying their luck four days before patches landed

  2. Bleeping Computer

    Amazon says PHP2Shell exploitation began 4 days before patches (opens Bleeping Computer)

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    Bleeping Computer's feed description

    Security researchers at Amazon Threat Intelligence say attackers began targeting the PHP2Shell flaws four days before security patches were released on Wednesday. [...]

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