But, that is hardly surprising as with source code version control systems like Git, it is possible to sign-off a commit as coming from anybody else [1, 2] locally and then upload the spoofed ...

A hacker compromised the server used to distribute the PHP programming language and added a backdoor to source code that would have made websites vulnerable to complete takeover, members of the ...

Attackers were able to place malicious code in the PHP central code repository by impersonating key developers, forcing changes to the PHP Group's infrastructure.

Unknown attackers compromised the official PHP Git server and planted a backdoor in the source code of the programming language.

An open source database is just a regular database that’s distributed with its source code. Users can read, revise, and extend the software freely, although few use these opportunities.