UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning
The UK government and major global companies are scrambling to patch critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language. The flaws were discovered by AI and subsequently leaked on social media, prompting urgent security warnings from international cyber-security agencies.
Why it matters
PHP powers a vast portion of the global web, making these vulnerabilities a significant risk to digital infrastructure and data security worldwide.
Image source, Getty Images By Helen Sullivan Published 7 minutes ago The UK government says it is working to actively identify and patch any potential exposure in its online services, after vulnerabilities were identified in the PHP programming language that underpins a significant number of the world's websites.
Governments and some of the world's biggest companies, including Amazon, were scrambling to protect their systems on Thursday before hackers could exploit them.
The flaws were first discovered by AI, after which governments and agencies urged websites to address them.
Amazon was targeted in multiple attempts, which it said occurred before an embargo on the warning was lifted. It added that it was unclear how actors knew about the vulnerabilities.
A UK government spokesperson urged "all organisations, private and public, large and small" to follow guidance to protect their systems.
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