GoKawiilPHP Security Flaws Spark Global Patch Rush, No Confirmed Attacks Yet
BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman reports that long-standing vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language were uncovered with AI assistance, prompting a global rush to patch affected websites. Some sites were taken offline as a precaution after news of the flaws leaked earlier than planned, though no confirmed successful exploitation has been reported, despite millions of attack attempts logged by firms like Cloudflare and Palo Alto Networks.