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Expert explains PHP bug that could disrupt much of the web

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 22 October 2026, 16:51 UTC ·9 sec listen

Amazon says hackers tried to exploit a serious flaw in a popular web programming language days before it was publicly disclosed. Researcher John Clark Levin explains how the bug could threaten websites and other services across the internet.

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