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  "id": 16042672,
  "title": "Millions of Hacking Attempts as Companies, Governments Rush to Patch PHP Flaws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/millions-of-hacking-attempts-as-companies-governments-rush-to-patch",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:17:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/10/22/889983.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Companies and governments worldwide rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the widely used PHP programming language, as a cybersecurity company reported millions of hacking attempts after the vulnerabilities were disclosed. The push came after governments in Europe and …",
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      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "PHP flaws trigger surge in hacking attempts worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/php-flaws-trigger-surge-in-hacking-attempts-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:21:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "Millions of Hacking Attempts Target Websites Worldwide After Critical PHP Security Flaws",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/millions-of-hacking-attempts-target-websites-worldwide-after-critical",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:12:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/millions-of-hacking-attempts-as-companies-governments-rush-to-patch-16052677",
        "published": "2026-10-22T13:46:07.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}