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PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today
Two bugs found with AI are behind major issues today for 4chan, DeviantArt, Wikipedia, and the blog where the bar around the corner posts pictures of people's dogs.
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Two AI‑related bugs caused widespread outages today, affecting 4chan, DeviantArt, Wikipedia, and a local blog that posts dog pictures. The problems stem from critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, which powers many sites, including those built on WordPress. The bugs were discovered in PHP, leading to the shutdown of these sites across the internet.
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