# Fact: 70% of the Internet is affected

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Fact · scale · unverified

# 70% of the Internet is affected

**Who says it:** Wiz (headline, X post); the BBC, which reports it as Wiz's 'roughly 70%' · **Sources:** [Wiz](../../sources/wiz-blog-php2shell/index.html) [Wiz on X](../../sources/x-wiz-io-php2shell/index.html) [BBC News](../../sources/bbc-live-ckgel5xp2xv9t/index.html)

The BBC was 'unable to independently verify that figure'. Wiz's body text says 70% of websites and cites no measurement.

## Fact-check

**A1** Weak signal●○○○○○ measures differently · Count · verdict: **not shown**

Reworded to Wiz's own words, with the BBC's 'roughly' attributed to the BBC (Finding-102 and Finding-124 fixed). As a statement of fact it is not shown: no capture measures a share of 'the Internet'; it is Wiz's headline restating a share of websites (K-001). 'Unverified' fits.

| Capture checked | Result | What it says | sha256 of the text read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [wiz-blog-php2shell](../../sources/wiz-blog-php2shell/index.html) | partial | *PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet* | e3568b6f88c93f6b |
| [wiz-blog-php2shell](../../sources/wiz-blog-php2shell/index.html) | partial | *a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers 70% of all websites in the world.* | e3568b6f88c93f6b |
| [x-wiz-io-php2shell](../../sources/x-wiz-io-php2shell/index.html) | partial | *a decade-old PHP Core vulnerability reaching CVSS 9.2 severity impacting 70% of the Internet.* | 6c17977662815b0c |
| [bbc-live-ckgel5xp2xv9t](../../sources/bbc-live-ckgel5xp2xv9t/index.html) | partial | *with cyber-security firm Wiz estimating that "roughly 70%" of the internet is affected, though the BBC is unable to independently verify that figure.* | c88b8c5f4c6bc07d |

Open tickets: [Contradiction-1](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#Contradiction-1), [Evidence-13](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#Evidence-13), [Evidence-14](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#Evidence-14), [Evidence-15](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#Evidence-15), [Finding-102](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#Finding-102), [Finding-124](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#Finding-124).

Graded in Run-3, resting on captures up to 2026-10-22 08:16 UTC. The scale is on [the fact-check page](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/#ladder).

## This fact over time
- 2026-10-21Wiz publishes [PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet](../../sources/wiz-blog-php2shell/index.html)
- 2026-10-21 13:32 UTCWiz on X publishes [Wiz on X: BREAKING ... #PHP2SHELL ... impacting 70% of the Internet](../../sources/x-wiz-io-php2shell/index.html)
- 2026-10-22 06:16 UTCBBC News publishes [PHP: Global scramble to fix critical cyber-security flaws as many websites taken offline - follow live](../../sources/bbc-live-ckgel5xp2xv9t/index.html)
- 2026-10-22 08:04 UTCSaved into the evidence vault: BBC News, then 2 more captures
- 2026-10-22 08:10 UTCSaved into the evidence vault: Wiz, then 1 more capture
- 2026-10-22 08:16 UTCSaved into the evidence vault: Wiz on X
- 2026-10-22Enters this site as unverified in v0.1.0 (reconstructed from git)
- 2026-10-24Reworded or re-sourced in v0.12.1

Published: when the source says it was published. Saved: the first capture into the evidence vault. The rest are this site: the release in which the fact first appeared and every release that changed its wording, sources or status.

## What it rests on

## Where this fact appears

In the briefings for:
AAlexCurious readerJJordanBoard member or executiveSSamSecurity leadRRowanJournalistBBlakeAnalyst or policy advisorRRobinCISOQQuinnCFORRileyCommunications team
And on [every claim](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/claims/#scale-70pc-internet).

## Every version of this fact
v1 · site v0.1.0 · 22 October 2026 · unverified
```
Roughly 70% of the Internet is affected
Who says it: Wiz (headline, X post); BBC attributing Wiz
Status: unverified
Topic: scale
Sources: wiz-blog-php2shell, x-wiz-io-php2shell, bbc-live-ckgel5xp2xv9t
```
v2 · site v0.12.1 · 24 October 2026 · unverifiedRoughly 70% of the Internet is affectedWho says it: Wiz (headline, X post); BBCthe attributingBBC, Wizwhich reports it as Wiz's 'roughly 70%'Status: unverifiedTopic: scaleSources: wiz-blog-php2shell, x-wiz-io-php2shell, bbc-live-ckgel5xp2xv9t


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