CRITICAL BUG IN PHP AFFECTS AS MANY AS 70% OF THE WORLD'S WEBSITES, COMPANY SAYS PHP IS USED BY WORDPRESS AND MANY GOVERNMENT AND E-COMMERCE WEBSITES BUG WAS FOUND USING AI, SECURITY RESEARCHERS SAY PATCH WAS PUSHED A DAY EARLY AFTER DETAILS LEAKED OUT

CRITICAL PHP FLAWS PUT MILLIONS OF WEBSITES ON ALERT PHP developers are preparing emergency patches for two critical vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2/10 in severity. The flaws could allow attackers to execute malicious code remotely without authentication, threatening servers running PHP-powered websites. Cloudflare ($NET) reports early attacks and is deploying temporary protections. The key warning: EU cybersecurity officials urge immediate patching and advise taking vulnerable sites offline if fixes cannot be applied.

Critical minerals, semiconductors, energy and food have become new levers of global power. India’s Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal joins the #BloombergNewEconomy# Forum to examine the global scramble for greater economic self-sufficiency. Learn more:

Critical minerals are now the focus of global competition, industry leaders told the Asia New Vision Forum on Wednesday. Huayou Cobalt and Sunwoda are turning to R&D, recycling and new battery technology to secure their supplies.

CRITICAL ALERT.... AI agents are now infiltrating government websites and accessing private data. Officials are calling the breach unacceptable. This situation happened back in June. (source: BBC)

CRITICAL DAY FOR BITCOIN 👀 BTC crossed above the 50-week moving average ... as in April 2022, before crashing to $40k. BTC failed to close 5% above the line in 2022. A daily close above $83,500 confirms the bull run.