{
  "id": 17194363,
  "title": "Editorial: The Hacker in Your Computer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/editorial-der-hacker-in-ihrem-rechner",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:17:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/editorial-der-hacker-in-ihrem-rechner/100265829.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A recent incident has left a lasting impression, reminiscent of historic events like 9/11 and the UK's decision to leave the EU. Last week, numerous government and company websites went offline, including those of city halls, ministries, police stations, and major companies. The shutdown occurred after a security vulnerability was discovered in the PHP programming language, which is used by around 70 percent of all websites. The vulnerability sparked a race against time, as every hour it remained open increased the risk of a potentially disastrous cyberattack.",
  "summary": "The PHP vulnerability was the biggest cyber event in years. It has shown what is coming our way. That it has already disappeared from the political debate could have repercussions.",
  "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."
}