Websites around the world taken down after AI detects 'critical' flaw

Government and business websites around the world were taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in programming language.

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2026-10-21 13:28 · Sky News Technology
Websites around the world taken down after AI detects 'critical' flaw

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