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UK government services hit by worldwide cyber security threat

UK government services hit by worldwide cyber security threat
The Independent UK Thursday 22 October 2026, 11:08 UTC By Mike Taylor 1 min read
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UK government services hit by worldwide cyber security threat Cyber security chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in the programming language PHP - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Some “limited” Government services may temporarily be offline while work is carried out to address potential PHP cyber security issues, Downing Street has said. It comes after cyber...

UK government services hit by worldwide cyber security threat Cyber security chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in the programming language PHP - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Some “limited” Government services may temporarily be offline while work is carried out to address potential PHP cyber security issues, Downing Street has said. It comes after cyber security chiefs warned UK organisations on Wednesday that a “critical security issue” had been discovered in the programming language PHP, used by almost 70 per centof websites according cybersecurity firm Cloudflare. More follows on this breaking news story. Subscribe here to get the latest updates from The Independent Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments [Image text:] BREAKING NEWS
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