Hundreds of websites taken offline as concern grows over two PHP vulnerabilities
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23andMePHP vulnerabilitiesSafePaycredential attackscritical infrastructurecybercrimedata breachfraudlaw enforcementphishingprivacy complianceransomwarestudent datathird-party riskvulnerability disclosurewebsite compromise
What happened
Cybersecurity news feed highlighting newly patched severe PHP vulnerabilities that reportedly caused hundreds of websites to go offline, SafePay ransomware activity affecting more than 600 victims, a contractor breach exposing California public-school student data, a $6 million settlement related to 23andMe security failures, and the sentencing of a Nigerian national involved in tax-business hacks and fraud.
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