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NSA Warns Immediate Patch as PHP2Shell Exploits Surge

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  • European government sites went offline after a critical PHP2Shell vulnerability disclosure.
  • U.S. National Security Agency warned organizations to patch immediately or shut down servers.
  • PHP Foundation issued a fix at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, 24 hours early after a proof-of-concept video leaked.
  • Cloudflare reported hundreds of thousands of exploit attempts within two hours of the announcement.
  • UK National Cyber Security Centre and Downing Street coordinate with OpenAI as some government sites stay offline.