{
  "id": 16068056,
  "title": "Govts, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/govts-companies-take-websites-offline-over-php-flaws",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261023/govts-companies-take-websites-offline-over-php-flaws"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Several European government, school and hospital websites were taken offline on Wednesday due to two critical security flaws in PHP, a widely-used programming language. Cybersecurity agencies worldwide advised organizations unable to apply fixes promptly to consider taking affected sites offline. PHP's developers announced new updates addressing the previously identified vulnerabilities. Germany's digital ministry spokesperson revealed that the federal IT service provider ITZBund had taken several websites offline as a preventive measure. The Interior Ministry in France also announced the temporary deactivation of prefecture websites while awaiting the security patch for PHP.",
  "summary": "Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as organizations rushed to protect themselves from two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers a large share of the internet. Cybersecurity agencies across the world warned that organizations unable to apply fixes in time should consider taking affected sites…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "What is PHP2Shell, and why did it force websites around the world offline?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/what-is-php2shell-and-why-did-it-force-websites-around-the-world",
        "published": "2026-10-22T07:40:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}