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Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

By Eduardo Baptista, Toby Sterling and Mariko Katsumura TOKYO/BEIJING/AMSTERDAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) -...

22nd October, 2026

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Explainer-What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

By Leo Marchandon Oct 21 (Reuters) - Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as ope...

21st October, 2026

Image for Factbox-Governments, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws
Finance

Factbox-Governments, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were ta...

21st October, 2026

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Finance

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

By Raphael Satter, Leo Marchandon, Kanjyik Ghosh and Rajveer Pardesi Oct 21 (Reuters) - Government w...

21st October, 2026

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Finance

Second-hand clothing app Vinted purges suspected stolen goods after France riots

By Anna Peverieri Oct 19 (Reuters) - Vinted, an app for buying and selling second-hand clothing, sai...

19th October, 2026

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Retailer Ahold Delhaize reports cybersecurity incident to Dutch police

By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Retailer Ahold Delhaize reported a cyberse...

19th October, 2026

Image for Albert Heijn online deliveries to stay offline until at least Thursday after cyber incident
Finance

Albert Heijn online deliveries to stay offline until at least Thursday after cyber incident

AMSTERDAM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Ahold Delhaize's Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the Ne...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Supermarket operator Ahold's websites, app remain offline 5 days after cyber incident

AMSTERDAM, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Websites and online delivery services at grocery chains belonging to D...

16th October, 2026

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G7 to launch exercises to guard against AI cyber attacks

By Leika Kihara BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Finance leaders of the G7 grouping agreed to hold tablet...

16th October, 2026

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Finance

BoE warns banks to prepare for AI-enabled cyber breaches

By Rae Wee and Phoebe Seers BANGKOK/LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is working with b...

15th October, 2026

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Cohere moves to buy AI cybersecurity startup Aisle

By Leo Marchandon Oct 15 (Reuters) - Canadian AI lab Cohere said on Thursday it had signed a letter...

15th October, 2026

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Putin convenes top Russian officials to discuss cybersecurity

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top offi...

14th October, 2026