# AI-discovered PHP flaw triggers global security scramble

https://mins.news/en/video/110384

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 01:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGTz2kKFZXI

> Some government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline after vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language were uncovered with AI. Cybersecurity reporter Raphael Satter explains why.

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