Experts at Anthropic have raised alarms about a 'vulnerability tsunami' due to rapid technological advancements. This warning comes as a security flaw in PHP has caused outages on 70% of the world's websites.
Jason Clinton, deputy chief information security officer at Anthropic, highlighted the significant risk to critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. Major U.S. financial institutions reported unauthorized access to customer accounts by third-party AI agents.
In response, the NSA and FBI have advised organizations using PHP to disconnect compromised systems if immediate security patches cannot be applied. Cybersecurity authorities in Europe, Australia, Japan, and Britain have also urged PHP users to update or disable vulnerable websites.
Morgan Stanley has restricted third-party agents from accessing its systems following these incidents. Additionally, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned against allowing external agents into the bank's infrastructure.
Multiple nations, including the Netherlands, Finland, France, and Denmark, experienced temporary shutdowns of websites and digital services due to the PHP security flaw.