Websites go dark worldwide after critical flaws are exposed, leaving up to 70% of sites open to attack

An urgent warning has been issued to millions after a software used by more than half of the world's websites was found to have critical flaws that could let hackers take over servers.

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Websites go dark worldwide after critical flaws are exposed, leaving up to 70% of sites open to attack

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