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Ransomware criminalsArs Technica
•78% Informative
As of Thursday , 1,000 servers have been infected by TellYouThePass, down from 1,800 on Monday .
The vulnerability stems from errors in the way PHP converts Unicode characters into ASCII .
Attackers can use argument injection to convert user-supplied input into characters that pass malicious commands to the main PHP application.
The vast majority of infected servers have IP addresses geolocated to China , Taiwan , Hong Kong , or Japan .
VR Score
71
Informative language
64
Neutral language
78
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
65
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
10
Source diversity
8
Affiliate links
no affiliate links