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Government websites in the EU and Canada taken offline over PHP vulnerability
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Fusion42 · 21 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Several government websites in the EU and Canada were taken offline as a precaution after the PHP Foundation announced critical vulnerabilities in PHP that have existed for years, affecting servers running PHP versions released in the last 20 years. Authorities are urging immediate patching to prevent potential system takeovers by hackers exploiting these flaws.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, and 8 sources have reported it between 21 Oct 2026 and 22 Oct 2026.
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You must urgently update PHP dependencies or risk losing government contracts as public sector sites shut down to prevent attacks. Patch compliance will now gate market access in Europe and Canada.
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8 sources · first reported 21 Oct 2026 · latest 22 Oct 2026
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