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Websites around the world temporarily went offline due to vulnerabilities discovered in the PHP programming language
- Two critical vulnerabilities were identified in the programming language PHP, which caused the temporary shutdown of various organizations' websites worldwide.
1TV+1 - The vulnerabilities were discovered with the help of artificial intelligence, which created a risk of hackers gaining control over servers.
1TV+1 - The PHP Foundation released a security update, after which the process of restoring website operations began.
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Websites of various organizations across Europe, Asia, and the US temporarily went offline on October 21. The reason was two critical vulnerabilities discovered in the programming language PHP, which is used to create websites and applications. 1TV+1
According to 1tv, the vulnerability had existed in the code for the last 20 years and would have been difficult to discover without artificial intelligence. According to information from radiotavisupleba, the vulnerabilities, which were named PHP2Shell, were discovered by experts from the companies Calif and Wiz. This vulnerability allowed hackers to gain full control over servers, and to steal or delete databases. 1TV+1
In order to prevent threats, government agencies, hospitals, and global platforms in various countries temporarily shut down their websites. Cybersecurity services in the US, Great Britain, Australia, Japan, and the European Union recommended that organizations update their systems or temporarily shut down their servers. 1TV+1
The PHP Foundation released a security update on October 21, after which the process of restoring website operations began. 1tv notes that developers are urging users to install the new security patch immediately. Radio Tavisupleba+1