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COUNCILS, government bodies, and well-known websites have been forced offline following an alert over a security flaw in one of the internet’s most vital building blocks. The disruption centres on
What is PHP and why has it caused chaos for millions of websites? - Security researchers say it is one of the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered ‘in software history’
Two critical vulnerabilities in one of the web’s most widely used programming languages have put server security under scrutiny
Information is current as of October 23, 2026. As the situation changes daily, please check official announcements for the latest information.Introduction: 'What is PHP? Is my smartphone safe?'On the night of October 21,
Wordpress, MediaWiki and e-commerce platforms are potentially at risk.
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Websites down: What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?
Tokyo, Japan—Artificial intelligence (AI) has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline Thursday as organisations worldwide scramble to fend off would-be hackers.
On the night of October 21, 2026, the words "emergency maintenance" appeared all over the Japanese internet. Uma Musume, Granblue Fantasy, pixiv, Niconico, and the online shop creation service BASE were all affected.