Is WordPress in Danger Again? How to Strengthen Your Defenses and Using AI to Convert Unmaintained Corporate Sites to Static

With the PHP2Shell issue, people are once again saying that "WordPress is dead."I imagine the people in charge of managing small and medium-sized business websites using WordPress felt panicked by ...
Tech Xplore

AI-assisted discovery exposes decade-old PHP flaw that could put millions of websites at risk

Governments and organizations around the world began scrambling on Oct. 21, 2026, to fix a vulnerability in software that ...

How one man became the unsung hero of the internet during a cyber-security scramble

Ondřej Surý looking towards the viewer with a calm expression. He is bald with a beard and wears glasses. He is wearing a ...
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PHP security crisis — what you need to know as issues affected websites across the world

PHP issues are affecting websites across the globe - we're covering the latest news and updates as it happens.

The 5 Things You Need to Know About the PHP Security Flaw Breaking the Internet

The internet is underpinned by a programming language that is easily exploited. Here’s how to stay safe online.
FutureScot

PHP: the critical part of the Internet that few knew about (until today!)

PHP: the critical part of the Internet that few knew about (until today!), says cyber expert Professor Bill Buchanan ...
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PHP Fixes Critical PHP2Shell Flaws That Could Allow Remote Code Execution

The PHP project released PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 on October 21, 2026, to address two critical PHP2Shell ...

PHP is a programming language used not only in Japan but all over the world

PHP is a programming language used not only in Japan but all over the world. However, it is characterized by an extremely ...
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Responding to core PHP vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619

Follow these recommendations to minimize remote code execution risks in PHP from two critical vulnerabilities in the core PHP language runtime.
PC Magazine

Hackers Already Trying to Exploit Serious PHP Flaw

The attempt abused the first PHP flaw, CVE-2026-109618, which can allow an attacker to execute rogue computer code without ...

PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today

As a casual internet user, you might be wondering what exactly the barrage of jargon like “RCE via OOM corruption” means, how concerned you should be, and how exactly a vulnerability this severe flew ...
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AI tools discovered the PHP vulnerability that could take down 70% of the internet. Now, the race is on to patch it before AI-powered hackers attack

Multiple security organizations independently found the issue around the same time, in August. All of them used AI to help find the vulnerabilities. They then banded together in a coordinated effort ...