South Korea raises cyberthreat alert level after PHP incident
( October 22, 2026, 04:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea on Thursday raised its private-sector cyberthreat alert level by one notch after the revelation of two major security vulnerabilities in programming language PHP highlighted a significant challenge in the age of artificial intelligence. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the alert level had been raised to “caution” from “attention,” which was the lowest of the four levels. It recommended that relevant organizations increase their incident-response staffing and keep emergency response teams on standby to respond quickly if cyber incidents cause damage. It also said companies and institutions using PHP should check the PHP versions running on all their websites and systems, immediately update to the latest version and ensure they restart their web services afterward.The statement is attached (in Korean)....
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