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The PHP Meltdown Shows How AI Makes Bugs More Exploitable

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Security teams and web administrators rushed to patch newly public PHP bugs, while criminal hackers began exploiting the flaws almost immediately. Within hours of the vulnerabilities being disclosed, Cloudflare analysis recorded millions of exploitation attempts. The rapid exploitation is attributed to widespread access to AI tools that simplify the process of turning code bugs into attack vectors. The incident highlights how AI can accelerate the transition from discovery to real‑world exploitation.

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