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PHP bug "about as bad as it can get," cybersecurity reporter says

CBS News23 October 2026, 17:18 UTC

A bug in the PHP programming language could put up to 70% of the world's websites at risk, experts say. Reuters cybersecurity reporter Raphael Satter explains more about this critical vulnerability.

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