Up to 70% of world’s websites at risk after AI discovers critical security flaw

AI was used to pinpoint two vulnerabilities in the PHP language, used by more than 70 percent of websites.

Thanks to OpenAI, security researchers found a bug in a programming language used across the internet. It is estimated that around 70% of websites use PHP and are now vulnerable to attacks.

Some organizations have temporarily taken websites and online services offline rather than leave vulnerable systems exposed.

Much of the internet could be vulnerable to hackers, according to the creators of the technology that powers a massive chunk of cyberspace. The creators of PHP, which powers as much as 70% of the world’s websites, said Wednesday that its system is facing a critical security problem that hackers…