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Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws
The emergency shutdowns of banking, airline, rail, tax and government services show how much public and corporate systems rely on PHP, and how hard it is to fix such flaws quickly once they are made public
Advanced analysis (spheres, detailed sources, paid analyses)
Event date
exact date
Coverage
7 outlets · 7 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Arab Emirates, Australia, Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore +2
English
Countries concerned
Unknown country
Technology · intensity 0.6 · tone -0.20
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (43%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS.
Western 29%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 29%Global South 43%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 7 outlets in 7 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS.
- Propagation: first reported by The Express Tribune (Pakistan), . 6 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies and governments rush to fix programming flawGlobe and Mail · Canada
- Millions Of Hacking Attempts As Companies, Governments Rush To Patch PHP Flawshuffpost.com · Australia
Sino-Russian & BRICS
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Arab-Muslim world
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsThe Express Tribune · Pakistan
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsemirates247.com · United Arab Emirates
Global South
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsRappler · Philippines
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsbusinesstimes.com.sg · Singapore
Coverage analysis
Analyzing coverage…
Event sources
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsThe Express TribunePakistanPakistan → Unknown countryEnglish
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsRapplerPhilippinesPhilippines → Unknown countryEnglish
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies and governments rush to fix programming flawGlobe and MailCanadaCanada → CanadaEnglish
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsemirates247.comAEUnited Arab Emirates → Unknown countryEnglish
- Millions Of Hacking Attempts As Companies, Governments Rush To Patch PHP Flawshuffpost.comAustralieAustralia → Unknown countryEnglish
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsbusinesstimes.com.sgSingapourSingapore → Unknown countryEnglish
- Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flawsr/worldnewsInternationalUnknown country → Unknown countryEnglish