Security researcher claims $2,000 Bitcoin bounty by exploiting PHP2Shell bug

A security researcher, operating under the alias KillaBoi, successfully exploited vulnerabilities on an intentionally unpatched PHP server and won a Bitcoin bounty valued at $2,021.22. The feat was accomplished in just over 19 hours and served as a real-world demonstration of recent critical PHP2Shell flaws. The exploit took place on Stealmybitcoin.com, a website designed to test the severity of PHP2Shell security holes. The site confirmed that the bounty was collected, logging the win at 15:47 UTC on October 25. The prize consisted of 0.02511679 BTC, offered to anyone able to breach the vulnerable system. After the successful claim, the website displayed a message stating there were no remaining Bitcoin rewards, but hinted at future challenges for security researchers.

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