Cybersecurity
PHP2Shell Exploitation Hits Government Entity Amid Global Scanning and Signs of AI-Assisted Hacking
Original report by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
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What Happened?
Threat actors have been observed using agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for post-exploitation activity following the abuse of the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.
Key Takeaways
- 1Threat actors exploited PHP2Shell vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.
- 2Attackers used agentic AI platforms for post-exploitation activities.
- 3A European government entity was targeted, with attackers accessing password hashes and multi-factor information within two hours.
Summary written with AI from the story's source text.
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