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Diagram of cookie-triggered PHP web shell persisting via cron on Linux server
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Microsoft Unmasks Cookie-Driven PHP Shells Lurking in Linux Crons

Attackers are hijacking cookies to puppet PHP web shells on Linux servers, staying dormant until pinged. Microsoft's latest intel shows cron jobs making them nearly unkillable.

3 min read 3 days, 21 hours ago
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