Hackers backdoor PHP source code after breaching internal git server Code gave code-execution powers to anyone who knew the secret password: "zerodium." ...

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 ...

Unknown attackers compromised the official PHP Git server and planted a backdoor in the source code of the programming language.

On Sunday some malicious actors tried to install a back door into the PHP code library, a server-side programming language that powers 79% of sites on the internet, including Facebook and Wikipedia.