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32 UK government websites taken offline over serious flaw in PHP code

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre heard from its chief technology officer, Ollie Whitehouse, on Thursday, who stated there were "no indications" of a hacker intrusion. A leak forced the fix to be rushed out, and Amazon says it saw attack attempts after that. PHP is a programming language behind a huge number of websites.

By BriefTea Editorial · 22 October 2026 at 20:44

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