The earthquake in the foundations of the Web has gone into practice: Hunting hackers force critical sites to shut down

A recent revelation about critical vulnerabilities in PHP has led to a global rush among hackers to exploit these weaknesses. Following the discovery, many organizations, including banks and public administrations, have temporarily shut down their digital services to apply necessary patches. This decision aligns with emergency guidelines from cybersecurity entities like CERT-EU and CISA. Despite core financial systems not using PHP, peripheral systems that do are at risk, prompting major Japanese banks to suspend services for urgent maintenance. Monitoring networks have reported a significant increase in automated attacks targeting exposed PHP servers, highlighting the vulnerability of outdated installations.