{"id":390317,"date":"2026-10-22T10:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/websites-taken-down-worldwide-over-critical-php-vulnerabilities-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:01:03","slug":"websites-taken-down-worldwide-over-critical-php-vulnerabilities-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/websites-taken-down-worldwide-over-critical-php-vulnerabilities-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Websites taken down worldwide over critical PHP vulnerabilities | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3EB16ZFkRhw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Websites taken down worldwide over critical PHP vulnerabilities | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3EB16ZFkRhw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two critical flaws hidden for years in PHP, a technology that powers much of the web, have sparked a global cybersecurity scramble. 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