The PHP scare may have faded from your feed, but the cleanup is far from over. Last week, two critical bugs in the open source language behind roughly 70% of websites left organizations scrambling to fix their systems, with some taking sites offline until the vulnerabilities could be patched. According to researchers who found the […]
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Key takeaways
A critical PHP vulnerability led to widespread system fixes, with experts warning of future security challenges due to AI.
- Two critical PHP bugs affected 70% of websites, requiring urgent fixes.
- Experts warn AI could accelerate discovery of new vulnerabilities.
- Security experts collaborated to address the issues and prevent future risks.
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