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Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb

Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb
BBC News Thursday 22 October 2026, 10:17 UTC 1 min read
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It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.

It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.
Zoe Kleinman (PERSON) PHP (ORG)
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