Up to 70% of world's websites at risk after AI finds security flaw

Much of the internet could be vulnerable to hackers, according to the creators of the technology that powers a massive chunk of cyberspace.

Up to 70% of world's websites at risk after AI finds security flaw

TL;DR

  • PHP, powering up to 70% of global websites, faces a critical security problem.
  • The vulnerability, named PHP2Shell, was discovered by security researchers using artificial intelligence.
  • Hackers could potentially use AI to exploit this flaw, leading to website control.
  • This is considered the most severe security flaw for PHP in over a decade.