What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline? NYT - Home Page By: Karla Adam and Dustin Volz 22 October 2026 at 15:55 A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems. Β© Vincent West/ReutersA programmer in Guernica, Spain, on Thursday, working on PHP code, software used throughout the internet.
PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline NYT - Home Page By: Lynsey ChutelοΌ Amelia Nierenberg and Brian O. Otieno 22 October 2026 at 16:01 Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language. Β© Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated PressPrime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands in Brussels last week. He said that his cabinet was closely monitoring the online vulnerability caused by a security flaw in PHP.