{"id":390327,"date":"2026-10-22T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hacking-attempts-surge-after-ai-uncovers-security-flaws-affecting-millions-of-websites\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:06","slug":"hacking-attempts-surge-after-ai-uncovers-security-flaws-affecting-millions-of-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hacking-attempts-surge-after-ai-uncovers-security-flaws-affecting-millions-of-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacking attempts surge after AI uncovers security flaws affecting millions of websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z6LFhrECy3g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hacking attempts surge after AI uncovers security flaws affecting millions of websites\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6LFhrECy3g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cyber experts have reported a massive surge in hacking attempts after AI identified a critical security flaw which could affect millions of websites.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Governments and companies around the world are scrambling to patch vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used by around 70 percent of websites. <\/p>\n<p>They were discovered by a researcher using AI, after lurking in the software for years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber experts have reported a massive surge in hacking attempts after AI identified a critical security flaw which could affect millions of websites. 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