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Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM · 1 min read
Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language — WPLG Local 10, Jupiter Technology news
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The FBI and the National Security Agency warned Wednesday about the discovery of two “critical vulnerabilities” in a widely used programming language that powers websites and web applications.The FBI's cyber division said the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, potentially compromising sensitive data and networks. It recommended that operators take websites offline if they can't update them immediately.Several government and other websites were temporarily taken offline so they could be updated with security patches. The website of the Finnish government, for example, was only partly available Wednesday. A message to visitors said government websites were experiencing a temporary disruption and were fully or partially unavailable while the issue was being resolved.The PHP Foundation, which includes developers who work on securing the programming language, said Wednesday it had released fixes for the vulnerabilities, al

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