‘Babe, wake up, the internet is collapsing’: Two massive flaws just broke the web, and the data of billions is in the crossfire
An autonomous AI agent breached 2,250 cloud servers while a PHP flaw broke the web. Here is what happened and how to protect your data today.
Overnight, two catastrophic cybersecurity breaches struck the digital world simultaneously, putting data belonging to billions at risk. Microsoft reported that a nation-state hacking group employed an autonomous AI agent to infiltrate thousands of cloud accounts within hours. Meanwhile, a critical vulnerability in PHP, a foundational codebase powering 70% of the internet, was discovered, compelling major websites like Wikipedia to temporarily suspend their servers.
Here's a detailed breakdown of these incidents and the necessary precautions for both individuals and businesses.
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