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AI firm Anthropic's security chief warns cyber chaos will get 'a lot worse' as PHP flaw shuts UK government services

AI firm Anthropic's security chief warns cyber chaos will get 'a lot worse' as PHP flaw shuts UK government services

Jason Clinton, Anthropic's deputy chief information security officer, told operators to hold on for 'about 18 months' while new software flaws surface faster than they can be fixed. He urged firms to cut critical systems off from outside networks now, using air-gaps and data diodes. A day after websites went dark worldwide, major US banks reported third-party AI agents getting into customer accounts.

Tech minister Baroness Lloyd confirmed 32 government services are offline and four are partly down.

Japan's SoftBank has suspended its earthquake and tsunami alerts while it fixes the flaw.

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella: 'I've not seen anything like this in a long, long time.'

MoreDaily MailInternet faces 'vulnerability tsunami' knocking services offlineBBC News - Tech'It's been relentless' say IT workers on frontline of PHP cyber-security scrambleDaily Mail NewsMore than 30 government services are offline as PHP weakness sparks global cybersecurity alertDaily MailAs PHP sparks cybersecurity alert, experts warn 'it will happen again'The TelegraphAnthropic: Cyber chaos will get a lot worseThe IndependentInternet faces AI hacking ‘tsunami’ amid PHP crisis – security expertsEvening StandardMore than 30 Government services offline due to security flawReutersJapan to simulate cyberattacks as PHP flaws roil global internetIrish IndependentGlobal scramble to patch PHP flaws as millions of hacking attempts made
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