'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. Their article containing my comments was picked up by multiple publications internationally (Straits Times, Channel News Asia, Yahoo Finance, AOL news), and quoted by various others.