# European government websites taken offline after AI helps find critical PHP flaws

https://mins.news/en/video/109918

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-21 17:37 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nLaUIFqORg

> Two critical vulnerabilities were found in PHP, a programming language widely used to run websites, prompting precautionary shutdowns of government websites and public services in Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom. An Antwerp hospital website is among the affected services.

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