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Hacker claims Bitcoin bounty after cracking PHP server challenge
Original: Bitcoin reward offered to anyone who could break into an unpatched server running PHP, hacker cracks site and claims bounty — PHP2Shell challenge tested claims that AI makes exploiting vulnerabilities easy
A security challenge dubbed PHP2Shell offered a Bitcoin reward to anyone who could break into an unpatched server running PHP. A hacker successfully exploited the server and claimed the bounty. The challenge was designed to test claims that AI tools now make it easy to exploit known vulnerabilities, and the successful breach has reignited debate over how AI is changing offensive security.
Why now: The result fuels ongoing debate about whether AI lowers the bar for exploiting software vulnerabilities.
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