How an AI-Discovered PHP Flaw Forced Websites Offline

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Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline after critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language were disclosed, sending operators scrambling. Developers released urgent fixes after AI tools uncovered flaws that had lurked for years, and cybersecurity agencies urged users to update immediately or take sites offline. Tech firms warned that hackers were already exploiting the flaws before patches went live, and experts said AI was powering a "race to exploit," said Costin Raiu.

Why it matters: AI made finding and exploiting these flaws faster than humans could — a preview of coming AI-powered cyber risk.

Source: , accessed October 25, 2026.