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PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

Two critical bugs in PHP, the programming language powering the majority of web applications, posed a significant threat to internet infrastructure. The article notes such vulnerabilities are likely to recur as major software threats.

Why it matters: Web developers and operations teams running PHP applications need to assess whether these bugs affect their environments and apply patches, as PHP's widespread deployment amplifies the blast radius of any vulnerability.

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PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

Two critical bugs in PHP, the programming language powering the majority of web applications, posed a significant threat to internet infrastructure. The article notes such vulnerabilities are likely to recur as major software threats.

Why it matters: Web developers and operations teams running PHP applications need to assess whether these bugs affect their environments and apply patches, as PHP's widespread deployment amplifies the blast radius of any vulnerability.

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PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

Two critical bugs in PHP, the programming language powering the majority of web applications, posed a significant threat to internet infrastructure. The article notes such vulnerabilities are likely to recur as major software threats.

Why it matters: Web developers and operations teams running PHP applications need to assess whether these bugs affect their environments and apply patches, as PHP's widespread deployment amplifies the blast radius of any vulnerability.

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PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

Two critical bugs in PHP, the programming language powering the majority of web applications, posed a significant threat to internet infrastructure. The article notes such vulnerabilities are likely to recur as major software threats.

Why it matters: Web developers and operations teams running PHP applications need to assess whether these bugs affect their environments and apply patches, as PHP's widespread deployment amplifies the blast radius of any vulnerability.

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