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Cyber agency warns websites may go dark as PHP prepares critical fix reut.rs/4yW

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Explainer: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline? reut.rs/4ixC7hF

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21 Oct
Critical security issue affecting PHP

The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to prepare for immediate updating of systems using PHP.

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22 Oct
Some government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on October 21 after vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely used programming language, were uncovered using AI. Raphael Satter explains why.

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