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Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Chain to Deploy Crypto Miners and Linux Backdoor
Threat actors have begun exploiting a chain of four vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server, tracked collectively as Plex2Shell, to deploy cryptocurrency miners and a Linux reverse proxy backdoor. The exploitation activity emerged shortly after a proof-of-concept was published publicly. The researcher boredhackerblog reported the chaining technique, though full technical details and CVE identifiers remain pending disclosure.
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