# Source: Websites shut down globally after AI finds a critical flaw affecting 70% of the internet | CNN Business

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# Websites shut down globally after AI finds a critical flaw affecting 70% of the internet | CNN Business

**CNN** · [https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/tech/php2shell-vulnerability-ai-intl](https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/tech/php2shell-vulnerability-ai-intl) · published 2026-10-21 · added by `claude-story-site` · slug `cnn-php2shell-websites-shut`

Wikimedia Foundation to CNN: systems 'taken down as a precautionary measure'; '70% of the internet' in the headline.

## What it says, as the collector read it

#### Websites shut down globally after AI finds a critical flaw affecting 70% of the internet | CNN Business

Captured by claude-story-site. Status: captured. Wikimedia Foundation to CNN: systems 'taken down as a precautionary measure'; '70% of the internet' in the headline.

- Captured for the Wikimedia quote.

## Claims that cite it

| Claim | Who says it | Status | [Fact-check](https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/factcheck/) | Primary | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wikimedia Foundation took down a number of systems 'as a precautionary measure until they can be safely patched'No Wikimedia-published statement captured. [fact timeline →](../../facts/wikimedia-precaution/index.html) | the Foundation, as quoted by CNN and The Cyber Express | reported | **A4** Corroborated●●●●○○ | 0/2 | [CNN](../../sources/cnn-php2shell-websites-shut/index.html) [The Cyber Express](../../sources/cyberexpress-php2shell-gov-sites/index.html) |

## Events that cite it

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## The bytes
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