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AI discovery of critical PHP flaw prompts global security alert
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Summary
Researchers using AI discovered a critical vulnerability in PHP, a coding language used across much of the web, the FBI's Cyber Division said. The flaw could let attackers remotely execute code in website tools, and NewsNation reported it may affect 70% of the internet. Global authorities urged administrators to update systems, with some recommending affected websites go offline until fixed.
Left-leaning
- Critical vulnerabilities in commonly used web code spark rush to update systemsNBC News · Oct 21, 9:06 AM
- AI helped find a critical security flaw affecting 70% of the internetCNN · Oct 21, 12:36 PM
- A.I. Discovered a Critical Vulnerability in PHP, a Coding Language Behind Many WebsitesNew York Times · Oct 21, 3:04 PM
Center
- PHP vulnerability sparks scramble as major websites face threatNewsweek · Oct 21, 3:03 PM
- AI exposes 'vulnerabilities' affecting 70% of internet: ReportNewsNation · Oct 21, 3:44 PM
- 'Severe' vulnerability in common website code triggers global alarmUPI · Oct 21, 4:25 PM
Right-leaning
- FBI Warns of Critical Flaws Affecting PHP WebsitesNewsmax · Oct 21, 3:49 PM