AI-discovered PHP vulnerabilities prompt global patching; some government sites go offline
2026-10-22 | GBR | hazard | safety
Our take
Some government sites went down from the patching itself. No breach required.
The facts
AI systems discovered critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language powering about 70% of global websites. Governments and corporations worldwide rushed to patch systems, with some government sites experiencing outages during updates. The FBI warned of potential remote code execution risks, but no actual breaches have been reported yet.