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Global websites shut down due to critical PHP security flaw

Reported by 8 outlets between 21 Oct, 07:28 and 21 Oct, 18:45 (UTC); first by CNA. Outlets from 5 countries: Australia, the UK, Ireland, Singapore, the US. 8 articles in all.

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How the story spread: 8 articles from 8 outlets, in publishing order.CNARTÉNBCSky NewsABC AustraliaCNBCGuardianThe HillCNA, 21 Oct, 07:28 UTCRTÉ, 21 Oct, 07:46 UTCNBC, 21 Oct, 13:06 UTCSky News, 21 Oct, 13:28 UTCABC Australia, 21 Oct, 15:58 UTCCNBC, 21 Oct, 16:17 UTCGuardian, 21 Oct, 18:20 UTCThe Hill, 21 Oct, 18:45 UTC21 Oct, 07:2821 Oct, 18:45 UTC
Outlet Published (UTC) Headline
CNA
Singapore		 Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws
RTÉ
Ireland		 EU cybersecurity agency in warning on PHP vulnerabilities
NBC
the US		 Critical vulnerabilities in commonly used web code spark rush to update systems
Sky News
the UK		 Open the article (headline not kept)
ABC Australia
Australia		 Australia’s cybersecurity site among those hit by ‘critical’ software flaw
CNBC
the US		 Government websites in Europe and elsewhere go dark as software flaw sparks security scramble
Guardian
the UK		 Open the article (headline not kept)
The Hill
the US		 NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

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