{
  "id": 16040609,
  "title": "Which big websites have been hit by the PHP crisis? Here’s the list so far",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/which-big-websites-have-been-hit-by-the-php-crisis-heres-the-list-so",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:58:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/which-major-websites-have-been-hit-by-the-php-security-crisis-here-are-the-biggest-so-far-from-wikipedia-to-the-internet-archive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A critical PHP security flaw has caused numerous major websites to go offline or restrict operations across the globe. Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia and other popular sites, announced service outages for many of its supporting services. Internet Archive, the internet's largest digital library, was also taken offline, though the organization attributed the issue to unrelated maintenance. Telecommunications giant Orange suspended access to several dozen websites and apps in multiple countries, citing a precautionary measure.\n\nOther high-profile sites affected by the PHP crisis include BBC news pages, 4chan message boards, Pinboard community site, Miraheze wiki hosting, OpenStreetMap mapping tool, Nintendo, Asana productivity tool, Duolingo language-learning platform, and GOG games storefront. Several gaming titles like Pokémon Sleep, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Granblue Fantasy, and Princess Connect! Re:Dive also went offline.\n\nIn the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre advised government agencies to identify PHP usage in their systems and apply security patches. Over 32 government services were offline as a result. Several local government websites, including Edinburgh Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and Hillingdon Council, experienced outages as well. European governments, including Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and various national hospitals, also fell victim to the PHP vulnerability, with many taking steps to address the issue.",
  "summary": "Major websites are going offline as they attempt to patch a huge PHP vulnerability. Here’s what we know.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}