Widespread PHP Flaw May Cause Many Site Outages Today
2026-10-26T07:23:22Z•4c457898125cd89ec0ef8347a0083e04c6ef4ebdc2d2d2a41e459e1c8da574ee
CryptomusMicrosoft security updatesPHPShinyHuntersactively exploited vulnerabilitycritical vulnerabilitycryptocurrency launderingcybercrime financingdata brokersdata theftextortionlaw enforcementpatch managementprivacyransomwaretelecommunicationsweb server security
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KrebsOnSecurity reports widespread actively exploited vulnerabilities, including a critical PHP flaw affecting nearly 70% of websites and requiring urgent updates. The feed also covers an extensive ShinyHunters data-theft and extortion investigation involving alleged ransomware negotiator ties, arrests, attacks against the FBI and a Boeing-related business, and related law-enforcement actions. Additional items address UK sanctions against Cryptomus for alleged cybercrime-linked money laundering, unusually large Microsoft security updates, telecommunications data theft, and privacy-related data
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