PHP flaw hidden two years; hackers hit French blood banks, bank

PHP flaw uncovered; attacks on French blood banks, bank, and Ahold Delhaize

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The past 24 hours brought a critical PHP vulnerability exploited in attacks on US government servers, a cyberattack on French blood banks that attempted to raise temperatures to dangerous levels, a cyberattack on a French bank estimated at €118 million in losses, and Ahold Delhaize cutting its profit forecast after a cyberattack, according to reports from Le Monde, The Telegraph, and Financial Times.

PHP flaw known for two years

A post-mortem from the PHP Foundation reports that a critical PHP vulnerability exploited in attacks on US government servers was known to a small team of maintainers for two years before disclosure. The flaw, discovered by an AI agent, stems from an ancient architectural decision in PHP's error handling and allows remote code execution. PHP powers about 70% of websites.

Our story: PHP maintainers knew of critical flaw for two years, report says

Cyberattack targets French blood banks

Le Monde and The Telegraph reported that hackers attempted to raise temperatures to extremely high levels at several French blood banks. No blood products were compromised.

Reported by Le Monde in English
Reported by The Telegraph

French bank hit by cyberattack

Le Monde reported that a cyberattack on a French bank in Brittany caused estimated losses of 118 million euros. The bank said the incident is now under control.

Reported by Le Monde in English

Ahold Delhaize cuts profit forecast

The Financial Times reported that Ahold Delhaize cut its profit forecast after a cyberattack.

Reported by Financial Times

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