Decades-Old PHP Flaw Reportedly Disrupts Government and Public Websites
A decades-old flaw in PHP has reportedly prompted government and public websites around the world to go offline. The Times of India report attributes the discovery of the issue to AI tools from Google and OpenAI.
The report indicates that the vulnerability has had a broad operational impact, with affected organizations apparently taking websites offline as a precaution. Because the available article contains only a headline and no technical details, it does not specify the nature of the flaw, which PHP versions are affected, or how the issue was resolved.
The incident highlights the potential role of AI-assisted tools in identifying long-standing software vulnerabilities, while also raising questions about the coordination and deployment of fixes across widely used web infrastructure.