AI finds ‘unprecedented’ cyber security threat in thousands of websites – Watch ITV News at Ten LIVE

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AI finds 'unprecedented' cyber security threat in thousands of websites – Watch ITV News at Ten LIVE

The National Cyber Security Centre has warned more than 50,000 UK organisations they are vulnerable after a researcher using AI discovered a "critical security issue" in a globally-used programming language.

Speaking to ITV News, CTO Ollie Whitehouse said the critical security flaw in the programming language PHP – used by the majority of websites – posed an "extremely serious risk".

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Date: October 22, 2026