Tag: NSA

php2shell: two critical RCEs in the core of PHP

On 21 October 2026, the PHP project issued emergency fixes for php2shell, two critical vulnerabilities in the core of the engine, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, which allow unauthenticated remote code execution across every web serving mode. The unsupported branches, from PHP 5 to PHP 8.1, are listed as affected by CERT-FR but absent from the CVE records, and receive no fixed release.

Pro-Russia Hacktivists: Opportunistic Attacks Against US and Global Critical Infrastructure

CISA, FBI, NSA and 23 international partner organizations published on December 9, 2025 a joint advisory detailing the activities of pro-Russia hacktivist groups targeting industrial control systems and critical infrastructure in the United States and globally. This publication follows Operation Eastwood conducted by the European Cybercrime Centre and the joint fact sheet of May 6,…

Mitigating Risks from Bulletproof Hosting Providers

Executive Summary In a coordinated international initiative, the ASD, CISA, FBI, and their partners released the “Bulletproof Defense” guide. This document goes beyond simple warnings; it provides a technical methodology to dismantle the tactical advantage of Bulletproof Hosting (BPH) providers. These actors are not merely lax hosts; they are architects of cybercrime, providing infrastructure resilient…

Microsoft Exchange Server On-Premises: Security Best Practices

In this article, I present a summary of the security best practices for Microsoft Exchange Server, directly inspired by the recommendations published by the NSA and CISA. These guidelines aim to strengthen the resilience of Exchange environments hosted in data centers — whether on-premises or hybrid — against current threats, including email account compromises and…