PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.

Is the internet still safe?

PITY THE cyber-defenders. Occasionally, the industry must burst into action following the unheralded revelation of a ...

Japan to simulate cyberattacks as PHP flaws roil global internet

Japan ​said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using AI to identify weaknesses in ‌technology systems ...

PHP is in the foundation of 70% of websites – here’s what it is and why a flaw in the software is a major hacking threat

A cybersecurity researcher explains how a flaw in widespread software makes millions of websites vulnerable to hackers – and ...
InfoQ

AWS Introduces Lambda Web Functions for Node.js Applications

AWS recently introduced Lambda Web Functions, allowing developers to run Node.js web applications using frameworks such as ...

Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70% of websites

Governments around the world are rushing to implement safety measures after AI technology found 'severe' vulnerabilities in a ...

‘If Anything Happens to This Guy … Everyone Is Screwed’

“Explaining to my wife how there’s this one guy. And he alone is responsible for most of the world’s distribution of PHP,” a ...
cyberpress

Oracle Patches Critical Java Security Flaw That Could Allow Hackers to Steal Data

Oracle released emergency Java security updates to address CVE-2026-91403, a critical vulnerability that could expose ...

What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch ...

Vulnerability in Java too. The 'real deal' arrives the day after the regular patch. Is an old version of Java lurking in your apps, too?

This week, it's PHP, Node.js, and JavaSecurity topics have been continuing this week. I've written about PHP and Node.js, and ...

What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one ...

Reproducing a Java Web Development Environment from Around 2018 | Learning Peripheral Technologies with Eclipse, Tomcat, and Spring

IntroductionWhen developing web applications in Java, simply learning Java syntax and Spring annotations is not enough to understand the full picture of actual development.A single application is ...