Following 2 critical PHP vulnerabilities, websites operated by companies and local governments are moving to emergency maintenance. The prime minister’s post calling for action tonight and the responses by individual websites have been reported.
On the night of 21 October, Prime Minister Takaichi posted on X, “We are issuing a warning regarding 2 critical vulnerabilities in PHP,” and called for action to be taken by the end of the night.
In Japan, it has been reported that numerous websites, particularly official sites operated by companies and local governments, are entering “emergency maintenance.”
The report, which includes an interview with Yukimi Masuda (増田幸美) of Japanese cybersecurity specialist Proofpoint, explains what is happening.
The report directs viewers to the relevant video broadcast and related links for further details.