Explained: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?The developers of PHP said on Wednesday they would release patches for two critical vulnerabilities, and EU cybersecurity officials warned ...
22 Oct, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
What eMudhra security incident means for anyone who shops, banks or pays onlineThe eMudhra security incident raised concerns that cybercriminals could potentially use weak private keys to create fake website certificat...
22 Oct, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How a flaw in PHP, the code behind 70% of websites, sent governments offlineSince PHP powers 70% of the world’s websites, the vulnerabilities can allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on affected servers o...
22 Oct, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Stock crash alert! eMudhra shares plunge 37% in just two sessions. What’s unfolding?eMudhra shares plunged 37% in two sessions after a critical security incident involving compromised private keys linked to eight intermedia...
22 Oct, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
How an AI model discovered critical safety flaws in government websitesA significant number of websites, including those managed by the French government and Wikimedia, faced downtime due to identified vulnerab...
22 Oct, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Global Market: Japan’s Nikkei falls as chip stocks retreat on AI spending concernsJapan’s Nikkei slipped as semiconductor stocks retreated amid concerns over the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending into 2027. Tok...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Cloudflare sees millions of exploit attempts after PHP disclosureCloud services firm Cloudflare saw millions of exploitation attempts after the public disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely ...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Government websites in Europe, US go dark over AI-detected flaw in a web programming language PHPThe website of the Finnish government, for one, was only partly available Wednesday. A message to visitors said government websites were ex...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
Israel opposition decries Netanyahu 'circus' after Iran threatsIsrael's opposition chief on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of dangerously politicising the country's security ahead o...
22 Oct, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
US says Russian military satellite exhibiting 'threatening behavior' near its 'commercial' satelliteUS on Wednesday (local time) accused Russia of threatening actions in space, saying Moscow's COSMOS 2612 military satellite deliberately ma...
22 Oct, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Multiple websites go offline after critical PHP security flaw; FBI urges immediate updates. Here's what you should doIn light of critical vulnerabilities discovered in PHP, numerous websites have been taken offline. The FBI has strongly recommended that or...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Special team to probe eMudhra incident; impact on Indian websites, applications very limited: GovtThe ministry said the reported security incident pertains to eMudhra’s global certificate business, and its impact on Indian websites is ve...
21 Oct, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
PHP vulnerability 2026 CVE-2026-109619 patch: Why are government, school, hospital websites going offline, new PHP updates are livePHP vulnerability 2026 CVE-2026-109619 patch is available now. US National Security Agency andgovernment websites in Europe and elsewhere w...
21 Oct, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
Eternal’s Q2 profit rises; SBI flags customer data leakEternal’s Q2 profit has surged, with Blinkit contributing significantly to the growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
21 Oct, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
eMudhra shares fall 20% after researchers point out its certificates are compromisedShares of the company fell 20% and hit the lower circuit after the security flaw was highlighted. The discovery has raised concerns that at...
21 Oct, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Government to review 2019 mineral policy amid new sector prioritiesThe Centre is initiating a review of the National Mineral Policy, 2019, to address current sector demands. A nine-member committee will rev...
20 Oct, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
CISF to roll out historic functional reorganisation from November 1The Central Industrial Security Force is set to reorganize its administrative structure beginning November 1. This restructuring aims to im...
18 Oct, 2026, 03.58 PM IST