Critical PHP security flaws prompt global warnings and company responses
Critical flaws in PHP, a widely used web programming language, have set off warnings worldwide, and Google, OpenAI and Amazon have responded.
Critical security flaws in PHP have triggered warnings around the world, CNBC reports. Google, OpenAI and Amazon have responded to the potential cyber threats.
BBC News reports that artificial intelligence uncovered the flaws, which had gone unnoticed in the code for a long time. It describes the resulting response as a rare global cyber-security effort.
The reports do not say how many flaws there are, which PHP versions are affected, or what each company has done. They also do not say whether any of the flaws have been exploited.
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- CNBCCritical web security flaws spark global alarm as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respondWed, Oct 21, 9:05 PM EDT
- BBC NewsWhat is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber security scramble?Wed, Oct 21, 11:48 PM EDT
- BBC NewsUK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warningThu, Oct 22, 12:38 AM EDT
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