AI Just Found a Bug That Puts Up to 70% of the World’s Websites at Risk
- PHP developers released fixes for two critical vulnerabilities and urged users to update immediately.
- PHP runs on nearly 70% of websites with identifiable programming languages, including many WordPress-based sites.
- The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to run commands remotely without passwords and potentially steal data or compromise systems.
- Researchers at Calif and Wiz said AI models helped discover the flaws, prompting some governments and companies to take websites offline before patches were applied.
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abc30 NewsSome websites shut down globally as operators address PHP issue after AI finds critical flaw
The US National Security Agency and Europe's cybersecurity agency on Wednesday advised companies to take immediate action to address two critical flaws in PHP
Critical security flaw shuts down websites worldwide
WASHINGTON — Government and company websites around the globe have gone dark and suspended some services after a serious vulnerability was found in a computer language used to build much of the world wide web, with organizations scrambling to fix the critical security flaw.Belgian, Dutch, Finnish, French and German sites were among those that governments took down temporarily as they scrambled to patch the critical weakness in PHP, a language us…
A critical security flaw in the PHP programming language has forced public institutions and businesses in several countries around the world to temporarily shut down their websites to protect their systems from potential cyberattacks. The vulnerability affects a technology widely used to build and operate websites. According to cybersecurity company Cloudflare, about 70% of websites use PHP, which also supports popular platforms such as WordPres…
Two critical security vulnerabilities discovered in the PHP infrastructure, used in websites and corporate applications worldwide, have become a topic of discussion. The Cybersecurity Directorate announced that examinations conducted on the e-Government Portal did not reveal any issues that negatively affect the security of services.
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