Cloudflare Reports Thousands of Attempts to Exploit PHP Flaws Before Disclosure

Cloudflare, a web infrastructure company, saw thousands of attempts to exploit newly disclosed PHP flaws in the 10 hours before they were announced, CEO Matthew Prince said. Reuters, citing Cloudflare, reported millions of hacking attempts after the 21 October disclosure. PHP, a programming language used by roughly 70% of websites, released patches that day for two flaws rated critical.