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Newsroom bomb threats follow escalating European flight hoaxes

Police officers working outside the offices of Irish national broadcaster RTE, after staff were evacuated amid a bomb threat on Nov 6.

Offices of Irish media groups evacuated due to bomb threats, one deemed a hoax

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AI is unearthing internet’s hidden flaws – and more outages may follow

AI has helped drive a doubling of the number of digital flaws discovered year-on-year, experts say.

Governments, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws

A photo illustration shows cables at a computer server, as cyber agencies warn that websites may be taken offline while PHP prepares a critical fix, in Berlin, Germany, October 22, 2026. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

Companies and governments in Europe and elsewhere took websites offline as a precaution on Oct 21, after vulnerabilities were discovered in the widely used PHP programming language.

Websites go dark worldwide as AI uncovers flaws in code powering much of the internet

The PHP programming language helps run about 70% of the world’s websites, from online stores and news outlets to government services.

Japan’s banks and airlines pull digital services offline in scramble to fix PHP flaws

Governments are scrambling to plug holes discovered in sites that run on the PHP programming language.

Websites of Japanese ministries partially suspended due to PHP vulnerabilities, patching underway

The vulnerabilities prompted governments and companies around the world to temporarily shut down websites amid fears the flaws could be exploited for cyberattacks.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 22, 2026

US retail diesel prices topped US$6 a gallon in September for the first time ever and have remained above that level since.

Explainer: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

PHP is one of the most widely used programming languages on the web.

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