PHP security vulnerability triggers global cyber alert; millions of websites at risk
A major global cybersecurity alert has been triggered by a decade-old PHP security vulnerability that could expose millions of websites to cyberattacks, data theft, and server takeover. Security researchers at Calif and Wiz used artificial intelligence to uncover the flaw, prompting emergency security patches and temporary shutdowns affecting selected services from Wikipedia's parent organisation, Wikimedia, and the BBC.
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