Policy & safety · 23 October 2026

UK Ministers Report 32 Services Offline After PHP2Shell Flaws

Ministers said 32 UK government services are unavailable and four are partially disrupted after two critical PHP flaws were disclosed, prompting precautionary shutdowns while patches are applied.

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