Security · Updated 22 Oct, 09:02 am IST

AI-assisted discovery forces websites offline after critical PHP flaws

Why it matters for readers: This shows how AI is being used to find serious software bugs and why fast security responses are needed.

Security firms using AI-assisted techniques discovered two critical PHP vulnerabilities that enable remote code execution.1 2
Government agencies and companies in Europe and the U.S. temporarily took websites offline while applying fixes.1 2
The FBI and NSA warned organisations to patch immediately or pull vulnerable systems offline to prevent server takeover.1 2
The PHP Foundation released fixes, and experts compared the severity to major past bugs like Heartbleed.1 2
Security firms estimate PHP underpins about 70% of websites where the server-side language is known, increasing potential impact.1 2

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