PHP is in the foundation of 70% of websites – here's what it is and why a flaw in the software is a major hacking threat

Governments and organizations around the world began scrambling on Oct. 21, 2026, to fix a vulnerability in software that ...

Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw

Problem in PHP language that underpins 70% of websites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline while they patch fault ...

Critical vulnerabilities in commonly used web code spark rush to update systems

Crucial vulnerabilities in the PHP language is so severe that global authorities have recommended websites temporarily go ...

[Important] Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities | Claude Code/Codex Practical Kit for Progressing from Verification to Update and Acceptance

Boss, just seeing that the site displays normally is not proof that the PHP update is complete. 👶On October 21, 2026, the ...

What is PHP, and how did a flaw in its code lead several websites to go dark this week?

PHP is an open-source computer language that powers an estimated 70 per cent of the internet. While websites being taken ...

PHP2Shell: Is my site affected? - Auditing PHP with Claude Code and verifying on 4 Docker containers

I used AI (Claude Code) to draft the text for this article. Verification was performed only on my local Docker containers, ...

Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw?

We’d like to hear from small businesses that have been affected by the PHP code flaw. Did you have to take you website offline? Did you manage to patch the fault?
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PHP's Git server hacked to add backdoors to PHP source code

In the latest software supply chain attack, the official PHP Git repository was hacked and the code base tampered with. Yesterday, two malicious commits were pushed to the php-src Git repository ...