# Is AI helping or harming cybersecurity amid PHP hacking attempts?

https://mins.news/en/video/111675

- BBC News, 2026-10-22 19:18 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHzEshHcjLk

> Cybersecurity experts used AI tools to uncover a major flaw in PHP, a programming language behind many websites. Governments, businesses and other organisations worldwide are rushing to fix it, leaving many sites offline. Analysts say hackers have made millions of attempts using AI to exploit the flaw.

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