AI-Assisted Attack Exploits PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities to Breach European Government Entity
Original headline: PHP2Shell Exploitation Hits Government Entity Amid Global Scanning and Signs of AI-Assisted Hacking
Threat actors leveraged the PHP2Shell flaws tracked as CVE‑2026‑109618 and CVE‑2026‑109619 and then employed agentic AI platforms for post‑exploitation activities. In one incident, a European government entity was targeted, and within two hours the attackers obtained password hashes and multi‑factor authentication data.
The use of AI for post‑exploitation accelerates the impact of known vulnerabilities, raising the difficulty of detection and response.
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