Internet: Vulnerability: Websites in Mainz and Saarbrücken Offline

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A newly discovered, serious security vulnerability threatens worldwide websites and online services. Also in Rhineland-Palatinate numerous pages went offline for the sake of security.

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MAINZ/SAARBRÜCKEN – Due to a critical security gap in the widely used programming language PHP, websites in Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland have been taken off the network as a precautionary measure. In Rhineland-Palatinate, the country decided to switch off Internet pages that used the affected software, the IT officer of the state government, Fedor Rose, informed. In Saarbrücken, among other things, the municipal web portal and the Inter…

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A "patch" or corrective update of the Php language will allow sites to ensure greater security against critical flaws