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Global PHP cybersecurity threat sparks widespread website shutdowns

Reported by 10 outlets between 21 Oct, 18:20 and 22 Oct, 12:14 (UTC); first by Guardian. Outlets from 6 countries: Belgium, France, the UK, Ireland, Singapore, the US. 10 articles in all.

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How the story spread: 10 articles from 10 outlets, in publishing order.GuardianUPIEngadgetCNBCCNAFrance 24EuronewsPolitico EuropeRTÉIndependentGuardian, 21 Oct, 18:20 UTCUPI, 21 Oct, 20:25 UTCEngadget, 21 Oct, 20:56 UTCCNBC, 22 Oct, 01:05 UTCCNA, 22 Oct, 04:10 UTCFrance 24, 22 Oct, 04:17 UTCEuronews, 22 Oct, 08:47 UTCPolitico Europe, 22 Oct, 09:56 UTCRTÉ, 22 Oct, 10:12 UTCIndependent, 22 Oct, 12:14 UTC21 Oct, 18:2022 Oct, 12:14 UTC
Outlet Published (UTC) Headline
Guardian
the UK		 Open the article (headline not kept)
UPI
the US		 'Severe' vulnerability in common website code triggers global alarm
Engadget
the US		 Government websites in the EU and Canada taken offline over PHP vulnerability
CNBC
the US		 Critical web security flaws spark global alarm as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond
CNA
Singapore		 Cloudflare sees millions of exploit attempts after PHP disclosure
France 24
France		 Open the article (headline not kept)
Euronews
France		 Websites go dark after AI exposes major programming language security flaw
Politico Europe
Belgium		 Hackers launch ‘millions’ of attempts to exploit global PHP cyber flaw
RTÉ
Ireland		 What is PHP and how has it raised hacking fears?
Independent
the UK		 UK government services offline after global PHP cybersecurity threat

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