The Manila Times•1h ago

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Asian governments step up cyber defenses after PHP flaw

TOKYO/BEIJING — Companies and governments around the world raced on Thursday to patch vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language, as experts reported a surge in hacking attempts following their disclosure. The rush came after government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday,

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