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PHP Vulnerability: Websites Worldwide Taken Offline as a Precaution

Vulnerabilities that had existed for years have been discovered in the popular programming language PHP, which powers millions of websites. They are difficult to exploit, but the companies Cloudflare and Palo Alto Networks are recording millions of attack attempts. A patch has been released, but it only works on the latest version of PHP, so older websites require an update. Experts describe the situation as 'the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb'.

Sevara Azamova
3 min read
Technology

Governments and companies rush to patch critical PHP vulnerabilities

After critical vulnerabilities were discovered in PHP, the language powering a significant share of the world's websites, the governments of the UK, US, EU, Australia and Finland urged installing patches or taking sites offline. Amazon reported exploitation attempts on 17 and 21 October. The vulnerabilities, which had existed for at least ten years, were found by researcher Ryan Austin with the help of AI, but details leaked to social media ahead of schedule.

Sevara Azamova
3 min read