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

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 19/10/2026 17:32] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor
Threat actors have begun to exploit a chain of vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server to deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy software, a day after a proof-of-concept (PoC) went public. According to a researcher who goes by the online alias boredhackerblog, the exploitation activity involves chaining four different vulnerabilities, collectively called Plex2Shell. The vulnerabilities
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