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Global Rush to Fix PHP Security Flaw Leaves Some Websites Offline

New York Times22 October 2026, 11:48 UTCKenya

Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.

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