The Hack Sheet #002

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 9 stories

  1. Security CISA confirms PHP2Shell is being actively exploited

    CISA added critical PHP flaws CVE-2026-109618/109619 (unauthenticated RCE) to its KEV list; honeypots caught 35 working shells Oct 24. Patch to PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 or 8.2.35; federal deadline Oct 29.

    source: bleepingcomputer.com

  2. Security HTTP2Shell: Brotli decoder flaw triggers emergency patches for Node.js, Python and .NET

    CVE-2026-111497, an out-of-bounds write in Brotli decompression, can lead to RCE via fetch() responses and Express 5 bodies. Akamai says 61% of networks it sees run affected Node versions; upgrade to 22.23.4, 24.22.1 or 26.12.1.

    source: bleepingcomputer.com

  3. IT DreamHost forces email and FTP/SFTP password resets after unexplained incident

    Resets followed days of service problems, with no word yet on cause or data access. DreamHost customers should rotate credentials and review access logs.

    source: helpnetsecurity.com

  4. Security Attackers publish data after GMO Onamae.com Desktop Cloud breach

    GMO Internet's tenth update confirms suspected attackers published claimed company and customer data; its white-hat team is checking customer devices for planted malware. Expect phishing impersonating the Japanese provider.

    source: internet.gmo

  5. Crypto Solana trading bot Bloom drained of about $947K across 49 wallets

    About 9,408 SOL left users' wallets in 94 seconds. Bloom blames a third-party module RCE and promises reimbursement, but transfers were signed with victims' own keys: if a bot ever held your key, move to a fresh wallet.

    source: investinglive.com

  6. Crypto X100 governance takeover: flash loan nets about $4.75M, laundered via Tornado Cash

    A flash loan won two of three council seats, which approved a treasury sale worth about $4.75M; 821 ETH then went to Tornado Cash. A textbook case of governance with no timelock or defense against borrowed votes.

    source: cryptotimes.io

  7. Crypto Upbit and Bithumb flag Initia (INIT) after $2.7M MoveVM exploit

    A MoveVM script-caching bug let an attacker mint unbacked tokens and bridge out about $2.7M before the chain halted. It stays halted until an audited fix ships.

    source: cryptotimes.io

  8. Security Former pentester's gang used ARTEX AI framework to steal 8.2M records

    Seoul police tied seven suspects to breaches of 90+ organizations with ransom demands around $270K; the leader used an autonomous AI pentesting suite to scale attacks.

    source: bleepingcomputer.com

  9. Gaming Expanded Nintendo Switch 2 exploit now allows firmware and game dumps

    Hackers moved past the limited SmileBASIC jailbreak to dumping firmware and games to a PC, with AI models reportedly helping find the memory-read chain. Expect a quick Nintendo patch.

    source: kotaku.com

// tool_of_the_day

Trivy · Apache-2.0 license

Trivy, from Aqua Security, scans container images, filesystems, Git repos and Kubernetes clusters for known vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, exposed secrets and license issues. It's built for DevOps and security teams who want one free scanner they can drop into CI.

Verified Oct 27, 2026: repo loads, actively maintained (last push Oct 27), Apache-2.0.

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