The biggest-ever internet security threat has been known for 22 years. AI made it a crisis in 2 days
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Key context: <p>In July 2004, security researcher Stefan Esser sent a warning. A critical flaw in PHP, the programming language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, could allow an attacker to do some seriously nefarious stuff: read passwords, steal databases or even take over entire websites. But Esser’s warning went mostly ignored for decades. In 2020, …</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/the-biggest-ever-internet-security-threat-has-been-known-for-22-years-ai-made-it-a-crisis-in-2-days/">The biggest-ever internet security threat has been known for 22 years. AI made it a crisis in 2 days</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com">Egypt Independent</a>.</p> This development from egyptindependent.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
In July 2004, security researcher Stefan Esser sent a warning. A critical flaw in PHP, the programming language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, could allow an attacker to do some seriously nefarious stuff: read passwords, steal databases or even take over entire websites. But Esser’s warning went mostly ignored for decades. In 2020, … The post The biggest-ever internet security threat has been known for 22 years. AI made it a crisis in 2 days appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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