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#6 The Hacker News general October 19, 2026 at 17:32 UTC

Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Threat actors began actively exploiting the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain — four chained flaws in Plex Media Server — within hours of a public PoC release, deploying cryptocurrency miners and Linux reverse proxy backdoors on compromised hosts. Security researcher boredhackerblog disclosed the exploit chain, and the rapid weaponization underscores the shrinking window between PoC publication and active exploitation.

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