# Websites go dark after AI exposes major programming language security flaw

https://mins.news/en/item/110788

- euronews, 2026-10-22 08:47 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/websites-go-dark-after-ai-exposes-major-programming-language-security-flaw

> Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on Wednesday after two critical flaws were uncovered in PHP, a programming language underpinning a large share of the internet.

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