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Scale of cyber-security flaw 'unprecedented' but no sign of breaches, says expert
A critical flaw in the PHP programming language has forced governments and major companies worldwide to take websites offline as a precaution. Security firm Wiz estimates roughly 70 percent of the internet is affected, though that figure is not independently verified. Researchers at Calif, Wiz and OpenAI used artificial intelligence to uncover the vulnerability, which experts call the most serious ever found in PHP. The flaw could let attackers steal personal data, plant backdoors or move through networks. Scottish councils and health boards restored their sites Thursday, but six councils still report problems with online accounts and payment systems. The UK National Cyber Security Centre and the US National Security Agency have urged organisations to apply patches immediately or take systems offline until they can be fixed.
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Scale of cyber-security flaw 'unprecedented' but no sign of breaches, says expert
A critical flaw in the PHP programming language has forced governments and major companies worldwide to take websites offline as a precaution. Security firm Wiz estimates roughly 70 percent of the internet is affected, though that figure is not independently verified. Researchers at Calif, Wiz and OpenAI used artificial intelligence to uncover the vulnerability, which experts call the most serious ever found in PHP. The flaw could let attackers steal personal data, plant backdoors or move through networks. Scottish councils and health boards restored their sites Thursday, but six councils still report problems with online accounts and payment systems. The UK National Cyber Security Centre and the US National Security Agency have urged organisations to apply patches immediately or take systems offline until they can be fixed.