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Widespread internet cybersecurity flaw October 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 21
OCT 21 · Day 1
Internet experiences widespread cybersecurity issues
Olly Whitehouse, CTO of the NCSC, called the event 'unprecedented'.
Critical security vulnerabilities were found in the programming language PHP.
A garage owner in Chepstow, South Wales reported being unable to process MOTs online since Wednesday morning due to the outage.
“The government are the ones who set the rules for other organisations... they just need to effectively be practising what they're preaching at this point.”
RORY HOPCRAFT
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