AI's 'Black October': Critical PHP flaws set off global security scramble
Governments and businesses around the globe are scrambling to contain the fallout after the PHP vulnerabilities leaked online.
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Governments and businesses around the globe are scrambling to contain the fallout after the PHP vulnerabilities leaked online.
Governments around the world are rushing to implement safety measures after AI technology found 'severe' vulnerabilities in a key programming language called PHP.
TOKYO/BEIJING/AMSTERDAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the internet, as cloud firms reported a surge of hacking attempts after the vulnerabilities were disclosed.
There were few, if any, reports of widespread damage by hackers exploiting PHP flaws, experts said, one day after officials warned of severe vulnerabilities.
The two vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take control of affected web servers without login credentials, potentially exposing data and disrupting services.
The FBI has warned organisations of two critical vulnerabilities in PHP which could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code and compromise data. Read More: https://punchng.com/fbi-warns-of-flaws-exposing-websites-to-hackers/
Critical PHP security flaws trigger global warnings as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond to potential cyber threats.
AI was used to pinpoint two vulnerabilities in the PHP language, used by about 70 percent of websites.
Researchers used OpenAI and Google models to find severe faults in software used on the majority of websites around the world
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