Bleeping Computer

PHP's Git server hacked to add backdoors to PHP source code

In the latest software supply chain attack, the official PHP Git repository was hacked and the code base tampered with. Yesterday, two malicious commits were pushed to the php-src Git repository ...
Threat Post

PHP Infiltrated with Backdoor Malware

The server for the web-application scripting language was compromised on Sunday. The PHP project on Sunday announced that attackers were able to gain access to its main Git server, uploading two ...
CSOonline

PHP backdoor attempt shows need for better code authenticity verification

Attackers were able to place malicious code in the PHP central code repository by impersonating key developers, forcing changes to the PHP Group's infrastructure. Unknown attackers managed to break ...
GIGAZINE

It turns out that a hacker impersonated a PHP developer and put a backdoor in the source code

Nikita Popov, one of the developers of PHP, announced on March 28, 2021 that malicious source code had been inserted into PHP. In it, Popov said, 'Yesterday, under the names of Ladov and I, two ...
Bleeping Computer

Critical Flaw Fixed in Packagist, PHP's Largest Package Repository

The maintainers of Packagist, the PHP ecosystem's largest package repository, have fixed a critical vulnerability on their official website that could have allowed an attacker to hijack their service.
ZDNet

Mystery still surrounds hack of PHP PEAR website

Details remain foggy about a recent security breach at the PHP PEAR website, a crucial, but lesser-known part of the PHP ecosystem. PEAR, which stands for "PHP Extension and Application Repository," ...