# Is your website exposed? Inside PHP’s “Black October”

https://mins.news/en/video/113066

- TechCrunch, 2026-10-23 16:14 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEBPN0zFTCE

> Security researchers at OpenAI and Google-owned Wiz used AI to find critical flaws in PHP, the open-source language behind roughly 70% of websites, including those built with WordPress, WooCommerce, and Magento. The vulnerabilities date back more than a decade. With a fix now available, companies are rushing to patch systems as attackers seek to exploit the flaws.

## Stories

- [Critical PHP Vulnerabilities and Cybersecurity Risks](https://mins.news/en/topic/php-critical-vulnerabilities) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/php-critical-vulnerabilities.md

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