Regulation & law · 22/10/20261 min read

What is PHP and how serious is the computer language flaw causing website shutdowns?

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An estimated 70% of websites use the open-source language. What is the identified vulnerability in it? Website owners faced millions of attempts to exploit a serious security vulnerability within their programming language...

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