Cybersecurity Leaders Warn AI-Driven Hacking Era After Major PHP Bug
Original headline: ‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking
A critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language was uncovered, prompting cybersecurity experts to warn of a coming ‘vulnerability tsunami.’ Sam Altman joined the chorus, saying it will be impossible to patch every bug, and warned that AI tools will soon expose deeper weaknesses in the global internet infrastructure.
AI‑enabled hacking could bypass existing defenses, creating widespread security threats.
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