# FSB orders critical infrastructure websites offline over PHP vulnerabilities

https://mins.news/en/item/112593

- Meduza, 2026-10-23 11:17 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/23/fsb-orders-russian-critical-infrastructure-websites-taken-offline-over-php-vulnerabilities

> Russia’s Federal Security Service cybersecurity center directed operators of critical information infrastructure to take websites offline temporarily if they cannot quickly update software against PHP vulnerabilities. The National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents also called for installing patched PHP, scanning servers, and checking logs for signs of intrusion.

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