Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday as they scrambled to make security updates.

Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

TL;DR

  • An AI assisted in discovering vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language.
  • Governments and organizations in Europe and the U.S. took websites offline.
  • The temporary shutdown was to implement security updates.
  • The action was a response to an AI-assisted vulnerability discovery.