OpenAI finds critical PHP flaw, triggering global patching scramble

An AI system autonomously finding a critical flaw in internet backbone software marks a new era of AI-driven security research.

OpenAI's agents uncovered a critical vulnerability in PHP, the web software underpinning much of the internet. Its Patch the Planet initiative connects researchers, maintainers and incident responders; government and other websites went offline during patching.

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23. 21 Oct 19:05 PYMNTS.com Read the article →
24. 21 Oct 19:13 Unite.AI Read the article →
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