Cybersecurity Leaders Warn AI-Driven Hacking Surge After Critical PHP Bug
Original headline: ‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking
A severe bug in the PHP programming language has been discovered, prompting cybersecurity experts to warn of an impending ‘vulnerability tsunami.’ They predict that AI tools will expose fundamental weaknesses in the global internet infrastructure in the coming months. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman added that patching every bug will no longer be feasible.
The rise of AI‑powered hacking could overwhelm existing defenses, demanding urgent overhaul of security strategies.
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