# Governments assess exposure after global PHP security warning

https://mins.news/en/item/110599

- BBC News, 2026-10-22 05:37 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx23d0k57d3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The UK is checking whether its online services are exposed to critical flaws in PHP, while governments and companies race to secure affected systems. Amazon reported multiple attack attempts around the time details of the vulnerabilities leaked, including attempts before the warning embargo ended. The flaws were first identified by AI and may affect a large share of websites.

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