AWS says hackers tried to exploit PHP security issues days before fix — as Cloudflare CEO says it saw a huge rise in targeted attack attempts

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Evidence suggests PHP2Shell exploitation began days before public disclosure, indicating prior attacker knowledge

Researchers say real-world attacks remain limited, though exploitation attempts rapidly surged after disclosure

Millions of PHP systems remain exposed, with experts urging immediate patching of supported versions

The exploitation of php2shell began four days before the vulnerabilities were made public, Amazon has claimed, meaning someone knew well in advance about the bugs in the popular software.

The company has…