# How AI helped uncover an “unprecedented” cybersecurity flaw

https://mins.news/en/video/111602

- BBC News, 2026-10-22 17:47 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubl1mxoYe64

> Organisations worldwide are racing to protect their websites after a flaw described as “unprecedented” was found in PHP, a programming language used across much of the internet. AI helped discover it, raising questions about how vulnerable the internet is.

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