US government says hackers are now exploiting critical PHP web bugs TechCrunch By: Zack Whittaker 27 October 2026 at 17:40 The U.S. government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the web's software.
Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet? TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 24 October 2026 at 23:15 The moment you realize the internet is "held together by glue and dreams."
PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet TechCrunch By: Zack Whittaker 24 October 2026 at 18:30 Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet β and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.
PHP Armageddon: OpenAI, Googleβs Wiz find ancient holes, panicking the internet TechCrunch By: Julie Bort 21 October 2026 at 20:59 This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI.