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Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued

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The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

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  1. BBC
    Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

    Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

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  2. The Guardian
    The race to fix huge PHP flaw at the heart of the internet - The Latest

    Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fears that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to…

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  3. The Independent
    Websites across the internet go down as hackers launch millions of cyber attacks

    Government, banking and other key websites taken offline to respond to panic over technology that powers much of the internet

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  4. The Independent
    Websites worldwide taken offline over huge cyber security threat – live updates

    AI-discovered security flaw leads to mass hacking fears

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  5. The Independent
    Websites around the world taken offline after AI finds ‘critical’ security flaw

    Cloudflare’s chief executive said there was a dramatic surge in attempts to exploit the issue once it was announced.

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  6. The Independent
    Websites across the world taken down to protect systems as critical cyber-security update issued

    Two critical security vulnerabilities were found on Wednesday

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  7. BBC
    Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued

    The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

    Read on BBC

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