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Japan to use AI to simulate cyberattacks after PHP flaws knock sites offline
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PHP, the programming language behind much of the web, had serious security flaws that triggered millions of hacking attempts this week. Banks, airlines, railways and government sites from Tokyo to Helsinki shut down services. On Friday, Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's industry minister, stated that defenders should adopt an attacker's mindset and utilise AI, as PHP's developers issued fixes on Wednesday.
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