Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:06pm on 21 Oct 2026,Wednesday Tech Today
Government agencies across Europe temporarily shut down websites on Wednesday after 2 critical security flaws were discovered in PHP, a programming language widely used to run websites and applications. The US National Security Agency urged organisations to install security updates immediately or take vulnerable systems offline. The PHP Foundation said the flaws could allow attackers to execute malicious code on affected servers without authentication, potentially exposing files and databases. Researchers from security firm Calif and OpenAI independently identified the vulnerabilities, while Google-owned Wiz found additional ways to exploit them. Developers have released patches, and authorities are urging urgent action. (PC: HT)
