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A serious security flaw is putting a massive portion of the internet at risk tonight. Researchers have identified two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language powering roughly seventy percent of all websites. The flaws allow attackers to take over servers without any credentials, patches are available, but exploits began circulating almost immediately, prompting several governments to take affected systems offline.
On the AI security front, Absolute Security has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to embed firmware-level resilience directly into the DGX Station AI supercomputer. The integration gives enterprise customers deeper visibility and control over autonomous AI agents, addressing a growing concern that as AI systems become more independent, the attack surface for cyber disruptions grows with them.
And in Toronto, a labour dispute in the child care sector is intensifying. Members of CUPE two four eight four at Ideal Child Services Group have now been locked out for three weeks, spending Child Care Worker Appreciation Day on picket lines. A second group at Start Right Child Care Centre is preparing to strike as early as next week, raising real questions about access to care across the city.
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