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Coverage dated October 21, 2026 to October 22, 2026

Websites go dark due to programming flaw

Headline from St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Government websites around the world went offline Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators scrambling to protect their systems.

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  1. New York Post

    Major websites in US and Europe go dark as operators race to protect systems from hackers (opens New York Post)

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    Major websites in Europe and the US were temporarily knocked offline Wednesday as operators raced to protect their systems from newly disclosed software vulnerabilities that could give hackers control of servers.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Websites go dark due to programming flaw (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Government websites around the world went offline Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators scrambling to protect their systems.