Chinese, Japanese and South Korean security reports described responses to serious PHP vulnerabilities, according to BlockBeats updates on Oct. 21 and 22. China’s NVDB issued a risk notice, while WordPress urged operators to update PHP.
Reported attack attempts rose after disclosure
Cloudflare chief Matthew Prince said attempted exploitation reached millions. Japanese officials described precautionary restrictions on some ministry content and said no damage had been reported at that point. South Korean reporting likewise cited no reported intrusion cases. Those statements reflect their respective publication times.
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