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AI tools uncover decades-old PHP flaw, forcing mass site shutdowns

Security researchers using AI models, including an OpenAI-linked group and Google-owned Wiz, discovered critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language that have existed for roughly 20 years. The flaws triggered outages or precautionary shutdowns at 4chan, DeviantArt, Wikipedia, Pokémon Home, Pokémon Champions, and some Dutch and Finnish government sites, while the NSA and UK's National Cyber Security Centre urged organizations to take systems offline if they couldn't patch immediately.

theverge.com · 2026-10-21

Ofcom Admits It Can't Enforce Fines Against 4chan in US Courts

Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes told a UK parliamentary committee that the regulator will have to accept defeat if foreign courts block its attempts to recover money from 4chan. The admission comes after a US federal court's preliminary comments in 4chan's lawsuit against Ofcom suggested American courts would be reluctant to enforce the regulator's penalties.

prestonbyrne.com · 2026-10-20