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

Summary

A pair of severe software flaws in the widely used PHP programming language recently threatened a major disruption across the web. Experts warn that this incident is likely part of a broader trend, signaling that similar critical vulnerabilities in foundational internet technology will probably happen again in the future.

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.

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