{
  "id": 16087185,
  "title": "The PHP bug marks a dangerous new era for the internet. OpenAI’s poised to cash in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/the-php-bug-marks-a-dangerous-new-era-for-the-internet-openais-poised",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:37:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/hugging-face-goes-from-a-scrappy-startup-named-after-an-emoji-to-13-billion-nvidia-acquisition-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A significant security flaw has been discovered in PHP, a programming language used by an estimated 70% of the web, potentially marking a dangerous new era for internet safety. Researchers, using AI models to hunt for vulnerabilities, identified two bugs, collectively named \"php2shell,\" which could allow hackers to take control of websites running PHP. The PHP foundation announced a critical patch within 24 hours, but hackers began exploiting the flaw as early as October 17th, before the public disclosure. As of the current writing, millions of attempts to exploit the bugs have been made, and many websites are scrambling to implement the patch. Although WordPress, the most affected service, has reported no issues, some governments and private entities have taken web services offline to protect against potential attacks. This incident highlights the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks and the need for proactive measures to find and patch bugs before hackers can strike. OpenAI, one of the key players in the development of AI models, has been actively building its Daybreak program, offering application-only access to its most sophisticated tools to help defend against AI-powered attacks. The company has seen a significant increase in the use of its tools, with the number of patches produced rising from 263 to 661. OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman has also boosted the awareness of the program through a post about the PHP exploit and the company's role in discovering it.",
  "summary": "OpenAI helped lead the disclosure of a critical issue that could take down 70% of the web. It's also selling tools it says will help prevent this—and similar issues—from happening.",
  "key_points": [
    "Significant PHP security flaw discovered, potentially dangerous for internet safety",
    "Two bugs, named php2shell, could allow hackers to take control of websites running PHP",
    "OpenAI's Daybreak program aims to defend against AI-powered cyberattacks"
  ],
  "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."
}