Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites

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   Hacking Attempts Surge After AI Uncovers PHP Flaws

   Hacking attempts are rising globally after artificial intelligence exposed severe vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language affecting 70 percent of websites. Governments, companies, and IT workers are scrambling to implement emergency safety measures and deploy patches following the discovery. A cloud firm reports that millions of hacking attempts have occurred since the critical security issues were revealed. Meanwhile, PHP has issued warnings about another unpatched remote code execution vulnerability just two days after the initial emergency patches were released.

   Why it matters

   The cybersecurity threat involves decade-old flaws hidden within code that supports a massive share of the internet. Wiz Research announced that it used OpenAI technology to discover these security issues. The situation has forced hackers and defenders to race inside cybersecurity laboratories to protect infrastructure from automated attacks.

   What is confirmed

   • Artificial intelligence uncovered critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language affecting 70 percent of websites.
   • Millions of hacking attempts have been made since the critical vulnerabilities were revealed in software used across the internet.
   • Wiz Research announced that the cybersecurity firm had used OpenAI technology to discover security flaws in PHP.
   • PHP warned of another unpatched remote code execution two days after emergency PHP2Shell patches.

   What to watch next

   • Deployment of additional patches for newly warned unpatched remote code execution vulnerabilities in PHP
   • Global government and corporate reporting on successful or blocked cyber attacks tied to the PHP2Shell flaws
   Sources used for this update (12)

   1. wiz.io — PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet
   2. The Atlantic — The Man Who Saved the Internet Yesterday
   3. NPR — Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites
   4. CNN — The biggest-ever internet security threat has been known for 22 years. AI made it a crisis in 2 days
   5. Forbes — At OpenAI’s Cyber Lab, Hackers Race To Protect The Internet From AI Attacks
   6. The Hacker News — PHP Warns of Another Unpatched RCE Two Days After Emergency PHP2Shell Patches
   7. BBC — 'It's been relentless' say IT workers on frontline of PHP cyber-security scramble
   8. www.cnn.com — Websites shut down globally after AI finds cybersecurity flaw ...
   9. www.iowapublicradio.org — Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites | Iowa Public Radio
   10. www.kucoin.com — PHP Security Flaws Affect 70% of Websites, Trigger Global ...
   11. www.pymnts.com — AI Finds Flaws Hiding in the Code Behind 70% of Websites
   12. www.abc.net.au — Hacking attempts surge as websites race to patch PHP issues
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