'Backbone of the web': What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Steve Kerrison (Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity)
JCU Singapore School of Science and Technology
Type

CONTRIBUTION

Title

'Backbone of the web': What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?

Name of Media Outlet

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Country

JP

Name of Media Type

ONLINE_ARTICLE

Date2026
Url

https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261022-backbone-of-the-web-what-is-php-and-how-has-it-raised-ai-hacking-fears

Description

I provided commentary to AFP's Tokyo office on CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 - two critical security vulnerabilities known as "PHP2Shell" - affecting a significant portion of web services in October 2026. The article containing my comments was syndicated to more than eighty publications worldwide in at least seven languages, with a likely combined reach of hundreds of thousands of readers.