AI-discovered PHP vulnerability triggers global scramble after early leak
Chainguard CEO breaks coordinated disclosure embargo, forcing government websites offline
A critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language, discovered using AI tools, sparked a worldwide cybersecurity emergency this week after a company prematurely released information about the flaw, leaving much of the web exposed. Governments across Europe, the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Canada issued urgent warnings and took websites offline as a precaution, though no major hacking damage was immediately apparent.