Expert: PHP Vulnerability Is the Most Dangerous on the Internet He Can Remember
A vulnerability in PHP software discovered globally this week led to several Latvian government and municipal websites being shut down as a precaution. Cybersecurity expert Kirils Solovjovs called it the most dangerous he can recall.
A vulnerability in PHP software, which is used to run websites, was discovered globally this week. For security reasons, several websites of state institutions and local governments in Latvia were taken offline on 22 October.
Cybersecurity expert Kirils Solovjovs, head of the IT security group of companies Possible Security, said in an interview on Latvian Television's morning programme Rīta Panorāma that this is the most dangerous vulnerability on the internet of all those he remembers.
What is known
The problem affects software used around the world, which is why it also touches public-sector websites in Latvia. Some of them were closed as a precaution.
Technical details and the exact list of the websites that were closed were not given in the source material.
