Government and corporate websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

Government and corporate websites were shut down across the world overnight into Wednesday after cybersecurity firms used artificial intelligence to reveal critical flaws in widely used programming language PHP. PHP programmers on Wednesday released a patch fixing the vulnerability.

Published on RocksNews: 22 Oct 2026, 06:23 UTC
Updated: 22 Oct 2026, 06:23 UTC
Language: English

Government and corporate websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws — Government and corporate websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws — Image credit: France 24 (English)

Government and corporate websites were shut down across the world overnight into Wednesday after cybersecurity firms used artificial intelligence to reveal critical flaws in widely used programming language PHP. PHP programmers on Wednesday released a patch fixing the vulnerability.

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