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Websites across the Netherlands were taken offline as a precaution after two PHP vulnerabilities were discovered. Justice Minister David van Weel said the disruption has an impact on society, while reporting that no active exploitation had been detected.
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Websites have been taken offline across the Netherlands after two vulnerabilities were discovered in the PHP programming language, with Justice Minister David van Weel warning that the disruption affects society’s digital life. A fix has since been made available by PHP, according to ANP. [1]
Van Weel said there were, so far, no reports that the vulnerabilities were being actively exploited. They were discovered on Wednesday morning, he said through a spokesperson. [1]
Many sites were taken offline as a precaution, including government websites. Websites run by national government organisations remained accessible, ANP reported. [1]
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