Critical PHP Flaws Put Government and Business Websites at Risk

Two critical flaws in PHP, the programming language used by about 70 per cent of websites and online services, could let hackers access servers to steal or alter data or disrupt services. Thousands of Kenyan websites, including those serving government, education, telecommunications and business, may be affected. The vulnerabilities were identified with help from artificial intelligence models, and PHP released security updates on October 21, urging users to install them immediately. Government websites were temporarily taken offline in the Netherlands, Finland and France, while UK and US agencies urged organisations to apply the fixes or take affected systems offline.