r/technology • u/anonskeptic5 • 7h ago

Security US, allies warn of critical vulnerabilities in programming underlying 70% of the internet

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/21/php-cyber-vulnerability-openai-warning-01129058
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u/barriedalenick 6h ago

I am so glad I no longer work in IT

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u/will_dormer 5h ago

You're not the first one I heard to say this but why? It seems like an easy update to PHP?

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u/AxonBitshift 5h ago

Yes, it is, assuming you are using a version of PHP that is still receiving support. There are millions of website out there running on old unsupported PHP versions with apps that can’t be updated to PHP 8 without breaking things. Those folks have to either take their site offline or spend substantial $ updating then fixing legacy code for PHP 8.

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u/zarafff69 2h ago

There are also bug fixes released for older versions.