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Hackers use PHP exploit to backdoor Windows systems with new malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by kid@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Ok, so we are talking about exploiting a Windows machine running a webserver serving PHP.

Just to calm people down, this doesn't mess with your computer just because it runs Windows and you happen to look at a php site.

[–] wallybeavis@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the tl;dr! These news sites really need to calm down

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