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Feed/General/Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

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Hacking attempts surge as websites race to patch PHP issues

ABC News (AU)

Published 23 Oct 2026, 1:22 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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A cloud firm says millions of hacking attempts have been made since critical vulnerabilities were revealed in software used on 70 per cent of the world's websites.

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Websites Taken Offline Worldwide After AI Pinpoints Long-Standing PHP Flaws

Public and private platforms have shut down portals while applying urgent patches to vulnerabilities discovered by artificial intelligence in the widely used web language.

12 outlets·updated 6 h ago·Singapore

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