Cybersecurity

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

Told by 4 newspapers in 4 countries, between 11:00 and 05:00 on 22 October 2026.

The headline in each newspaper

RAPPLER: Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws
ABC NEWS: Hacking attempts surge as websites race to patch PHP issues
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE: Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

In short

Companies and governments are rushing to patch flaws in PHP, while headlines from Rappler and The Express Tribune report millions of hacking attempts.1 2 ABC News (Australia) and Daily Maverick (South Africa) describe a surge in hacking attempts, with websites racing to fix the issues.3 4

AIMade at 05:05, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

Rappler · Philippines · 11:55Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsRead at the newspaper ↗
ABC News · Australia · 15:35Hacking attempts surge as websites race to patch PHP issuesRead at the newspaper ↗
The Express Tribune · Pakistan · 18:16Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsRead at the newspaper ↗
Daily Maverick · South Africa · 05:02Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

patch
attempts
hacking
governments