A white hat hacker has breached a PHP repository that has 500 million installs

 

A white hat hacker has breached a PHP repository that has 500 million installs.  The researcher inserted their resume into the code. The packages had been abandoned and had not been updated for years, making them vulnerable to such attacks. The researcher used the packages to distribute their resume to potential employers, leveraging the popularity of the packages to increase their chances of being noticed. While the researcher's intentions were not malicious, the attack highlighted the potential risks of relying on third-party code libraries.