{
  "id": 16042315,
  "title": "PHP security flaw: Why websites across Europe went dark and what it means for you",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/php-security-flaw-why-websites-across-europe-went-dark-and-what-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:06:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/php-security-flaw-why-websites-across-europe-went-dark-and-what-it-means-for-you"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two major security flaws in PHP, a programming language powering most of the internet, have caused numerous websites across Europe to go offline. The bugs remained undetected for over a decade, but advanced AI models from OpenAI and Google were able to exploit them. Organizations worldwide are now scrambling to patch their systems before hackers can take advantage.",
  "summary": "AI models uncovered what OpenAI calls \"one of the most impactful\" security bugs in recent memory, hidden in PHP for more than a decade. From a Pokémon sleep tracker to the Dutch parliament, websites went dark worldwide to stay ahead of hackers.",
  "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."
}