A critical vulnerability has been discovered in PHP worldwide, prompting government and corporate websites in Tottori Prefecture to suspend operations temporarily for maintenance. Many websites have no scheduled restart date, while some have reportedly been restored and others remain suspended.
A critical vulnerability has been found in PHP, the programming language used around the world, affecting websites in Tottori Prefecture. Prefectural government departments use PHP on approximately 30 websites and are working on updates. Multiple websites, including that of the Tottori-Okayama Shinbashikan, have been temporarily suspended, with no restart date set.
Tottori City suspended some websites that use PHP. While some have been restored, the city has cancelled an open competitive tender that had been advertised on its official website.
San'in Matsushima Sightseeing Cruises, which operates from Uradome Coast in Iwami Town, temporarily suspended its website due to maintenance and restored it on the afternoon of the 22nd. During the suspension, it was unable to accept reservations or publish operating information, and a representative said the company had struggled with service cancellations.
The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd. has suspended some services on the Gogin App and DanDanBANK App. No restart date has been set, and cross-library catalogue search websites, including that of the prefectural library, are also unavailable. It is unclear whether PHP is the cause, and the library is investigating.