PHP Flaw: Government Websites in UK and Japan Taken Partially Offline

Dozens of government services in the UK and Japan have been taken offline as authorities rush to patch critical PHP vulnerabilities.

Government services in the United Kingdom and Japan have been shut down or restricted as part of global efforts to address a critical code flaw discovered in the PHP programming language, The Guardian and Japan Today reported. Organizations worldwide are scrambling to patch the vulnerability, which affects a wide range of websites and online systems.

According to The Guardian, a British minister stated that 32 government services were offline due to the code vulnerability. In Japan, government websites were partially suspended while IT authorities proceeded with installing the necessary security patches. Further details regarding when the services will be fully restored have not yet been released.