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Major PHP flaws trigger cybersecurity alerts, websites blocked across Europe

Two major security vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, prompting cybersecurity alerts in multiple countries. In Europe, some government agencies, hospitals and schools have shut websites to avoid hacking. Groups overseeing PHP confirmed the flaws, and bodies including KISA, CISA, the UK NCSC and the EU’s CERT-EU urged updates and warned of risk. The affected versions include several PHP 8.x releases and all unsupported versions below PHP 8.1.