PHP issues: Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

PHP issues: Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

AFP21 Oct, 2026 06:36 PM3 mins to readGovernment agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on October 21, 2026 after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFPGovernment agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. PHP sits underneath popular web design platforms, so the weaknesses potentially affect a vast range

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