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Hong Kong watchdog warns of hacking risks from flaws in web programming language
NEWS DESKHong Kong
PUBLISHEDOct 22, 2026, 6:37 AM
What the source reports
A Hong Kong information security watchdog issued an “extremely high risk” warning on Thursday morning over two critical flaws in a widely used web programming language that could allow hackers to execute code remotely and take control of servers.
The warning followed similar alerts from governments and cybersecurity agencies overseas, which urged website operators to install updates to fix the vulnerabilities in the…
Main source: SCMP
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