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US government says hackers are now exploiting critical PHP web bugs

TechCrunch • Tue, 27 Oct 2026

The U.S. government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the web's software.

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The U.S. government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the web's software.

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government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the web's software.

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