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(LEAD) S. Korea raises cybersecurity alert level as PHP flaw sparks global security concerns

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with NSC meeting in last 3 paras). 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry on Thursday raised the country's cyber crisis warning level up a notch, as it joined global efforts to address two critical cybersecurity flaws involving PHP, a programming language that powers most of the internet.

Published 22-Oct-2026 10:48 UTC · First seen 22-Oct-2026 10:47 UTC

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