{"id":25608,"date":"2026-10-22T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/websites-across-world-hit-by-millions-of-attempts-to-exploit-php-code-flaw\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:37:17","slug":"websites-across-world-hit-by-millions-of-attempts-to-exploit-php-code-flaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/websites-across-world-hit-by-millions-of-attempts-to-exploit-php-code-flaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Problem in language that underpins 70% of sites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline to patch fault<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/22\/tell-us-small-business-have-you-been-affected-by-the-php-code-flaw\">Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/22\/what-is-php-computer-language-flaw-causing-global-website-shutdowns\">What is PHP, and how bad is the computer language flaw causing website shutdowns globally<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Websites around the world have been hit by millions of attempts to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in their code, cybersecurity companies have said, as the US warned the flaw could allow attackers to take control of web servers, steal data and disrupt services.<\/p>\n<p>The problem in the PHP programming language, which underpins about 70% of the world\u2019s websites, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/21\/flaw-in-php-computer-language-leads-to-shutdown-of-websites-around-world\">emerged on Wednesday<\/a> causing governments and companies to pull their websites off the internet before they could be attacked and so they could patch the fault.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/22\/websites-across-world-hit-by-millions-of-attempts-to-exploit-php-code-flaw\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e240560dbdb0dfbd8f0e19f35e6bf6650b057f87\/0_0_3000_2400\/master\/3000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e02249e5bef8e34df304c9e91d27d0ec\" title=\"Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw\" \/>Problem in language that underpins 70% of sites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline to patch fault<\/p>\n<p>Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw?<br \/>\nWhat is PHP, and how bad is the computer language flaw causing website shutdowns globally?<\/p>\n<p>Websites around the world have been hit by millions of attempts to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in their code, cybersecurity companies have said, as the US warned the flaw could allow attackers to take control of web servers, steal data and disrupt services.<br \/>\nThe problem in the PHP programming language, which underpins about 70% of the world\u2019s websites, emerged on Wednesday causing governments and companies to pull their websites off the internet before they could be attacked and so they could patch the fault. 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