---
title: "PHP2Shell Exploitation Hits Government Entity Amid Global Scanning and Signs of AI-Assisted Hacking"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/php2shell-exploitation-hits-government-entity-amid-global-scanning-and-f47c3c0b
published: 2026-10-25T17:19:46.000Z
byline: "Source: The Hacker News"
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# PHP2Shell Exploitation Hits Government Entity Amid Global Scanning and Signs of AI-Assisted Hacking

Source: The Hacker News · Published 2026-10-25 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/php2shell-exploitation-hits-government-entity-amid-global-scanning-and-f47c3c0b

Threat actors have been observed using agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for post-exploitation activity following the abuse of the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. "In one case, the attackers targeted a government entity in Europe and within two hours of the initial exploitation they had successfully accessed password hashes and multi-factor

## Sources

- [Read the original at The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/php2shell-exploitation-hits-government.html)

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