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PHP2Shell and the Age of AI-Discovered Zero-Days
PHP2Shell is not just another critical patch. It is the first internet-scale zero-day in a core web runtime that was found by AI, leaked before the fix, and probed by attackers within hours. That combination is the story, and it is the shape of what comes next. Last Wednesday, governments in Finland, the Netherlands and France pulled public websites offline. Hosting providers took entire customer estates down rather than risk compromise. The NSA told organizations to patch immediately or disconnect. For those of us running security operations for hundreds of clients, October 21 was a long day
PHP2Shell is not just another critical patch. It is the first internet-scale zero-day in a core web runtime that was found by AI, leaked before the fix, and probed by attackers within hours. That combination is the story, and it is the shape of what comes next. Last Wednesday, governments in Finland, the Netherlands and France pulled public websites offline. Hosting providers took entire customer estates down rather than risk compromise. The NSA told organizations to patch immediately or disconnect. For those of us running security operations for hundreds of clients, October 21 was a long day. This post explains what happened, why PHP has been here before, and why I believe this event marks a structural shift in how vulnerabilities are found and weaponized.
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How AI Has Changed Phishing Forever
AI has irrevocably changed phishing, with cyber scammers being able to capture unprecedented levels of volume and effectiveness by leveraging the technology to refine their techniques and logistics. This is not a new trend, and researchers have actually been predicting this trend since consumer-level artificial intelligence first became widely available as well as tracking its …
AI has irrevocably changed phishing, with cyber scammers being able to capture unprecedented levels of volume and effectiveness by leveraging the technology to refine their techniques and logistics. This is not a new trend, and researchers have actually been predicting this trend since consumer-level artificial intelligence first became widely available as well as tracking its …
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