PHP2Shell attacks surge as Potassium botnet targets vulnerable servers

Crypto Insight Summary: “viable and very serious.” — John Hultquist, Google, quoted by The Record. Why a DDoS botnet worries hosting and crypto operators The wider threat is already substantial. Cloudflare recorded 935 DDoS attacks exceeding 1 terabit per second during the first half of 2026. Those attacks were not attributed to Potassium. Still, they illustrate the disruption... Crypto Insight Analysis: Direction: Bearish BTC / Bearish ETH Impact: Minor Impact Horizon: Short-term (1-3 days) Reasoning: DDoS attacks create network instability, deterring investors and traders.