PHP2Shell Vulnerability: Critical PHP Flaw Allows Website Takeover Without a Password, Patch Released
Two critical flaws in PHP, the software that runs a large share of the world websites, can let an attacker take over a website server without any password. The flaws, grouped under the name PHP2Shell by security firm Wiz, were patched in an emergency release on October 21, and reports of exploitation attempts began the same day. Website owners who have not updated are being urged to patch immediately.
Amitabh Bachchan Social Media Break: 84-Year-Old Actor Advised Strict Rest, Apologises to Fans
Amitabh Bachchan has announced a break from social media after doctors advised the 84-year-old actor strict rest and recovery. He apologised to fans on X and on his blog. Read what he wrote, why fans are worried, and what is next for the actor.
CJP Leaders Released From Tihar Jail: Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Furnish Rs 50,000 Bonds After Court Rejects Police Plea
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released from Tihar Jail on Wednesday evening after a Delhi Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court rejected the police plea for three more days of custody and ordered their release on personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each, backed by surety bonds of the same amount. The two leaders gave written undertakings to maintain peace and not to call protests at Jantar Mantar while the site remains de-notified. They had spent seven days in judicial custody in the Jantar Mantar protest case, and the proceedings against them continue, with the next hearing on October 23.
Shiva Sharma Murder Case: Nagpur Court Grants Transit Remand to Shraddha Dubey; Sister and Driver Also Arrested
Shraddha Dubey, the main accused in the death of Lucknow businessman and café owner Shiva Sharma, was produced before a court in Nagpur on Wednesday after her arrest in Maharashtra, and the court granted her transit remand to be taken to Lucknow. Her sister Rashmi Dubey and their driver Tanveer Ali, also known as Danish, were arrested in the same operation. The three will now be brought to Lucknow, where the case is being investigated.
Udhampur Bus Accident: Two Dead, 15 Injured After Bus Plunges Into Gorge in Jammu and Kashmir
Two people were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Wednesday morning, officials said. The dead are a woman and a six-year-old girl, who succumbed to their injuries at a hospital in Ramnagar. Six of the injured are in a critical condition and have been referred to the district hospital in Udhampur for specialised treatment.
