{
  "id": 16021320,
  "title": "Websites down: What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/websites-down-what-is-php-and-how-has-it-raised-ai-hacking-fears-16021320",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261022/websites-down-what-is-php-and-how-has-it-raised-ai-hacking-fears"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artificial intelligence has discovered security flaws in PHP, a widely-used programming language, causing many websites to go offline on Thursday. Organizations worldwide are now trying to prevent potential hackers from exploiting these vulnerabilities. AI's rapid progress has heightened concerns about the heightened risk of cyberattacks.\n\nPHP, which stands for Personal Home Page, is a programming language that powers approximately 70 percent of the world's websites. Security firm Wiz Research explains that PHP is the backbone of the web. Wiz Research claims it utilized AI to uncover vulnerabilities in PHP for over a decade.\n\nPHP, originally intended to represent Personal Home Page, underlies popular web design platforms. The discovered flaws could enable hackers to infiltrate various sites, including online stores and government services. A fix was released on Wednesday, with the PHP Foundation urging companies and organizations to update their systems immediately.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline Thursday as organizations worldwide scramble to fend off would-be hackers. As AI's fast-advancing capabilities fuel concern over the increased risk of cyberattacks, here are some questions and answers about the situation: What is PHP and how widely used is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Websites down: What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/websites-down-what-is-php-and-how-has-it-raised-ai-hacking-fears",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}