Cyber attacks

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Rappler22 October 2026, 03:34 UTC

Because a fix is now public and artificial intelligence tools are able to reverse engineer the bug with little effort, experts say they are bracing for a wave of intrusions as hackers jump to get ahead of the updates

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