{"slug": "websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw", "title": "Websites taken offline in race to patch PHP security flaw", "summary": "Government security agencies warned companies to take immediate action after AI uncovered widespread vulnerabilities in PHP, prompting websites to be taken offline in a race to patch the flaw, the Financial Times reported. The specific vulnerabilities, affected PHP versions and number of sites taken offline were not disclosed in the available text.", "body_md": "# Websites taken offline in race to patch PHP security flaw\n\nSource: \n\n[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)\nGovernment security agencies warn companies to take immediate action after AI uncovers widespread vulnerabilities\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw-aejo", "published_at": "2026-10-22 04:28:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-22 05:42:15.288422+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["PHP", "Financial Times"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/websites-taken-offline-in-race-to-patch-php-security-flaw.jsonld"}}