Hacking attempts surge after critical PHP flaws disclosed
TOKYO/BEIJING/AMSTERDAM >> Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the internet, as cloud firms reported a surge of hacking attempts after the vulnerabilities were disclosed. Global firms and governments rushed to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming language, which underpin much of the internet, as cloud firms reported a surge of hacking attempts after the vulnerabilities were disclosed. The announcement led to websites being temporarily shuttered as a precaution, leading to one of the most dramatic tests of the decades-old programming tools that keep the web running. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the incident highlighted the importance of building software that can be maintained securely. The developers of PHP released fixes for vulnerabilities that had been in the software for years using AI. As companies and governments deployed patches and suspended websites as a safety measure, hacking attempts surged into the millions, according to cloud services firm Cloudflare and Amazon.
Pubblicato : 4 giorni fa di Reuters in Tech
Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words “Cyber Security” in this illustration in February 2024. Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws ... [5521 symbols]
Temi: Cyber Crime
