Is PHP Secure? | Linux Today

Is PHP Secure?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Oct 28, 2013

In a classic watering hole attack, hackers compromised a well-known, respected high-traffic Website and planted malware in a bid to infect unsuspecting visitors. On Oct. 24, Google began to flag PHP.net as being a site hosting malware, i.e., potentially a watering hole.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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