{
  "id": 16042022,
  "title": "Internet security gap: \"Millions\" of hacker attempts: Many websites back online",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sicherheitslucke-im-internet-millionen-hacker-versuche-viele",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:03:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/sicherheitsluecke-im-internet-millionen-hacker-versuche-viele-webseiten-wieder-online/100264109.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A global internet security vulnerability has sparked a wave of hacking attempts, with millions of attacks reported worldwide. The flaw, known as \"PHP2Shell\", was discovered in PHP, a widely-used programming language, and has prompted many websites to take emergency measures to protect themselves. The German Federal Office for Information Technology Security (BSI) has issued a cybersecurity warning, urging website operators to install security updates immediately to prevent exploitation. Several German states, municipalities, authorities, universities, and hospitals have taken their websites offline as a precautionary measure.",
  "summary": "Millions of automated attack attempts while authorities and operators take websites offline: Many are back online now. But anyone who has missed an important update remains vulnerable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Security gap: \"Millions\" of hacker attempts: Many websites still offline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sicherheitslucke-millionen-hacker-versuche-viele-webseiten-noch",
        "published": "2026-10-22T07:05:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}