Millions of Hacking Attempts Target Websites Worldwide After Critical PHP Security Flaws
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A major cybersecurity warning has put website owners and developers around the world on high alert. On October 22, 2026, reports described millions of attempts to exploit newly disclosed critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language widely used to build websites and web applications. According to reports, Cloudflare observed exploitation attempts increase dramatically after the vulnerabilities became public. Several government organizations and businesses temporarily took websites off