Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites

The homepage of the PHP.net website is seen on October 22, 2026 in Singapore. Cyber-security flaws were recently identified in the popular PHP programming language, which is used on a vast number of websites across the world, including those of major companies and national governments. The PHP Foundation released two patches designed to fix the vulnerabilities.

Governments around the world are rushing to implement safety measures after AI technology found ‘severe’ vulnerabilities in a key programming language called PHP.

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