php2shell exploit draws millions of attacks overnight, Cloudflare CEO says
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-22
Cloudflare's CEO detailed the escalation after the php2shell exploit was published on GitHub at 15:34: thousands of pre-staged attempts, tens of thousands by 16:15, hundreds of thousands by 17:30, and millions by 3 AM.
A stark illustration of how quickly public exploit PoCs get weaponized at internet scale.
Related event: php2shell Exploits Top One Million After Disclosure(3 posts)→
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