SPAIN is among the countries on alert after AI uncovered two critical flaws in software believed to power around 70 per cent of the internet.
Websites across Europe have been taken offline as a precaution after the vulnerabilities were discovered in PHP – a programming language used to run millions of websites and online services.
The flaws were uncovered by researchers using advanced AI models and were rated 9.2 out of 10 for severity, with experts warning they could allow hackers to run malicious code on vulnerable servers without needing to log in.
That could potentially expose sensitive data, allow websites to be defaced or lead to entire systems being compromised.
Government websites in France, Finland and the Netherlands have been taken down temporarily.
Parts of Wikipedia have also become inaccessible as its operator worked to secure its systems.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the European Union’s cyber-security response team have urged organisations to identify vulnerable systems and apply the fixes without delay.
Those unable to secure vulnerable websites have been urged to consider taking them offline until they can be safely patched.
Cybersecurity researchers at Wiz estimates that roughly 70 per cent of the internet could be affected by the flaw.
PHP is widely used behind the scenes of websites, including those built using popular platforms such as Drupal, Joomla and WordPress.
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