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Iceland’s CERT-IS has alerted the public to two major security flaws in PHP, the web technology behind a vast majority of the world’s websites. Swift response measures were reported, but experts caution similar threats are likely ahead.
CERT-IS has urged all Icelandic website operators using PHP to update their sites, after hundreds of servers were found exposed to serious vulnerabilities. Attacks targeting the flaws began before patches were available.
CERT-IS, Iceland's national cyber security team, revealed a major vulnerability in the PHP programming language today. The issue, scoring 9.2 out of 10 in severity, has raised concerns for websites in Iceland and abroad.
Strætó, the University of Iceland and the City of Reykjavík were among those affected by a PHP vulnerability, officials and security experts said. CERT-IS warned of a serious risk, but no intrusions have been reported.
A serious flaw in the PHP programming language has led to emergency updates and warnings from cybersecurity specialists, including Advania’s Guðmundur Arnar Sigmundsson.
All websites and internal student-teacher systems at Iceland's largest university were taken offline after a European-wide alert about critical programming vulnerabilities.
Proposed changes to Iceland's EEA Act have sparked controversy about national sovereignty and EU obligations, with cybersecurity cited as an emerging related concern.
