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AI uncovers vulnerabilities in PHP, the language behind 70% of websites

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Cybersecurity firm Wiz Research used state-of-the-art AI models, such as those from OpenAI and Google, to detect vulnerabilities hidden for more than a decade in PHP, the language that powers roughly 70% of the world's websites. The finding was kept secret until a fix was developed and led governments and companies to take services offline as a precaution. According to the US National Security Agency, the flaws often give direct access to the server's file system or database.

In 40 seconds

  • Wiz Research used AI models from OpenAI and Google to find long-standing vulnerabilities in PHP, the language behind about 70% of websites.
  • The discovery was kept under wraps until a fix was developed; governments and companies took services offline as a precaution.
  • The NSA warns the flaws often give direct access to the server's file system or database.
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