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As End of Life Nears, More Than Half of Websites Still Use PHP V5
2018-10-16 21:29

Support for PHP 5.6 drops on December 31 - but a recent report found that almost 62 percent of websites are still using version 5.

Around 62 percent of all Internet sites will run an unsupported PHP version in 10 weeks
2018-10-15 17:41

The highly popular PHP 5.x branch will stop receiving security updates at the end of the year.

Critical Vulnerability Patched in PHP Package Repository
2018-08-31 14:29

A critical remote code execution vulnerability was recently addressed in packagist.org read more

How one man could have pwned all your PHP programs
2018-08-30 15:13

Popular PHP package repository front end Packagist turned out to have an embarrassing command injection hole - now closed!

So phar, so FUD: PHP flaw puts WordPress sites at risk of hacks
2018-08-20 12:40

But claims of 'complete system compromise' are a little extreme Bsides Manchester A newly discovered WordPress flaw has left installs of the ubiquitous content management system potentially...

Severe PHP Exploit Threatens WordPress Sites with Remote Code Execution
2018-08-17 18:03

The issue impacts several content management systems, including Typo3 and WordPress, as well as widely-used PDF generation library TCPDF.

New PHP Code Execution Attack Puts WordPress Sites at Risk
2018-08-17 09:33

Sam Thomas, a security researcher from Secarma, has discovered a new exploitation technique that could make it easier for hackers to trigger critical deserialization vulnerabilities in PHP...

How to install mcrypt for PHP 7.2
2018-07-12 23:14

If you've discovered that you can't install mcrypt as you once could, fret not. Here are the steps to take so you can get that oft-used dependency installed with the help of pecl.

Brain Food botnet infected 5,000+ websites with malicious PHP scripts in past 4 months
2018-05-23 14:16

The botnet tries to trick users into buying fake diet and brain-boosting pills in order to steal personal info. It does a great job of hiding itself, and it's spreading like wildfire.

Malicious PHP Script Infects 2,400 Websites in the Past Week
2018-05-21 21:44

A botnet called Brain Food is pushing diet pills via infected WordPress and Joomla websites.