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Black October

Latest comment: 10 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

The event is now frequently being referred to as AI's "Black October" in the media. Should this be reflected either in the article or as a disambiguation? Carolineovo (talk) 21:13, 23 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Only if it were widely covered by the media. VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 01:15, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

It does seem to have at least 3 sources talking about it in depth.^[1]^[2]^[3] That being said, Black October seems to be referring to potential security incidents alongside both PHP2Shell and the Indian security key breach. For now I'll start a stub as Black October security incidents, but without prejudice for if someone else feels it should be merged into another article. guninvalid (talk) 01:36, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Bhuiyan, Johana (2026-10-23). "'Black October': cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
↑ Capoot, Ashley (2026-10-23). "AI's 'Black October': Critical PHP flaws set off global security scramble". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
↑ Guggenheim, Benjamin (2026-10-23). "AI & Tech Brief: Black October". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-10-23.

Diagram explaining the attack

Latest comment: 10 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Would https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/understanding-php2shell-everything-you-need-to-know and https://outcomeschool.com/blog/php2shell be considered reputable sources if I wish to draw a diagram explaining how PHP2Shell works, in a similar style to this explanation for Heartbleed? cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 01:22, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] Bhuiyan, Johana (2026-10-23). "'Black October': cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-10-23.

[2] Capoot, Ashley (2026-10-23). "AI's 'Black October': Critical PHP flaws set off global security scramble". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-10-23.

[3] Guggenheim, Benjamin (2026-10-23). "AI & Tech Brief: Black October". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-10-23.

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