AI-discovered security flaws trigger website shutdowns worldwide
Government websites and online services across Europe and other parts of the world were taken offline on Wednesday, after researchers using artificial intelligence discovered two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language supporting an estimated 70 per cent of websites whose server-side technology is known. Developers released emergency security patches as cybersecurity agencies warned of attacks against systems that remain unprotected.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same PHP vulnerability discovery and the resulting website shutdowns, and neither contradicts the other's facts.
4d ago[Claude] Both reports describe the same Wednesday shutdowns of websites worldwide after AI-discovered critical PHP vulnerabilities, with no conflicting facts.
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