Backdoor Added — But Found — in PHP
Schneier on Security
APRIL 9, 2021
Unknown hackers attempted to add a backdoor to the PHP source code. It was two malicious commits , with the subject “fix typo” and the names of known PHP developers and maintainers. They were discovered and removed before being pushed out to any users. But since 79% of the Internet’s websites use PHP, it’s scary. Developers have moved PHP to GitHub, which has better authentication.
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