# PHP cybersecurity flaw takes government websites offline across Europe and Asia

https://mins.news/en/video/110908

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 10:17 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMAGk9Xbjtc

> A vulnerability in one of the internet’s most widely used programming languages forced government websites offline across Europe and Asia.

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