# PHP Armageddon: OpenAI, Google's Wiz find ancient holes, panicking the internet

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/php-armageddon-openai-googles-wiz-find-ancient-holes-panicking-the-internet
> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/php-armageddon-openai-googles-wiz-find-ancient-holes-panicking-the-internet/)
> **Author**: Julie Bort (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI



## Full Coverage
The U.S. National Security Agency's sent out an alarming warning on Wednesday that two critical holes had been found in PHP, with patches already issued by the PHP Foundation

PHP is a server-side programming language so widely used for web applications that it powers roughly 70% of the websites on the internet; by some accounts, that's more than 33 million sites . It is also used by popular content management systems like WordPress

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