Many Pages Offline: Extremely Dangerous PHP Gaps Create Chaos in the Web, Updates Run

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Software vulnerabilities are found every day and then quietly and secretly patched. The PHP leak caused widespread unrest when details leaked. Countless websites were forced to go offline.

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In addition, CDU politician Marc Henrichmann warns against a new dimension of the cyber threat. After a precautionary shutdown, many online services are back on the net.

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Almost all PHP servers are easy to take over. In the run-up, many services preferred to pull the emergency brake – including the Caritas and many local universities.

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A critical vulnerability causes alarm worldwide. According to Cloudflare, hackers have tried millions of times to exploit the vulnerability. Authorities and hospitals took websites off the network.

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Many Linux distributions deliver updated PHP packages. Websites went offline. Successful exploits have not been documented yet.

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Critical security gaps force authorities, universities and hospitals to shut down their online services as a precautionary measure – despite initial measures, the danger is not yet eliminated. In today's issue...