India, Oct. 22 -- A critical flaw in PHP, the backbone of 70% of websites, has exposed millions to potential cyberattacks.

Governments and cybersecurity agencies worldwide urge immediate updates to secure systems, while emergency patches have been released.

The incident highlights the vulnerability of underfunded open-source tools and the urgent need for robust digital supply chain management.

Details have been published of a critical flaw in the programming language PHP, which is the backbone of more than 70 per cent of all websites. Left unfixed, the flaw would allow hackers to easily take over and compromise millions of websites and the information held on their servers. In response, multiple European governments and operators inclu...