Around the vulnerability revealed in PHP, a widely used programming language, the global website stepped up its second day of updates and protective measures. Researchers have warned that hackers have attempted to use these vulnerabilities to launch attacks. The impact of the security issue began on Wednesday, after researchers revealed that they discovered two serious vulnerabilities in PHP, and organizations that use PHP to build websites and software platforms may face the risk of cyber attacks as a result. Britain's Secretary of State for Space, Networks and Regulatory Reform Elizabeth Lloyd said in a statement to the British House of Lords on Thursday that while security updates are being deployed, the UK still has more than 30 government services offline. She said, “After completing the relevant restoration work, we are working with various departments to carefully advance service restoration work to ensure the safe restoration of services.” Telecom operator Orange said in a statement on Thursday that the company suspended access to some websites and apps while deploying security patches for related vulnerabilities. PHP is one of the most widely used technologies on the Internet, supporting millions of websites, and as many as 70% of Internet websites use this technology as underlying support. As a result, any vulnerability could have a knock-on impact along the Internet software supply chain, exposing online services to risks such as data theft, malware attacks, and security intrusions. Shutting down a website temporarily can prevent attackers from accessing and exploiting the vulnerability while it is being fixed. The developer responsible for maintaining PHP released a software update to fix these vulnerabilities on Wednesday and urged users to update immediately.
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Around the vulnerability revealed in PHP, a widely used programming language, the global website stepped up its second day of updates and protective measures. Researchers have warned that hackers have attempted to use these vulnerabilities to launch attacks. The impact of the security issue began on Wednesday, after researchers revealed that they discovered two serious vulnerabilities in PHP, and organizations that use PHP to build websites and software platforms may face the risk of cyber attacks as a result. Britain's Secretary of State for Space, Networks and Regulatory Reform Elizabeth Lloyd said in a statement to the British House of Lords on Thursday that while security updates are being deployed, the UK still has more than 30 government services offline. She said, “After completing the relevant restoration work, we are working with various departments to carefully advance service restoration work to ensure the safe restoration of services.” Telecom operator Orange said in a statement on Thursday that the company suspended access to some websites and apps while deploying security patches for related vulnerabilities. PHP is one of the most widely used technologies on the Internet, supporting millions of websites, and as many as 70% of Internet websites use this technology as underlying support. Therefore, any vulnerability could have a knock-on impact along the Internet software supply chain, exposing online services to risks such as data theft, malware attacks, and security intrusions. Shutting down a website temporarily can prevent attackers from accessing and exploiting the vulnerability while it is being fixed. The developer responsible for maintaining PHP released a software update to fix these vulnerabilities on Wednesday and urged users to update immediately.
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