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Old Internet Weaknesses May Be Found by AI

Old Internet Weaknesses May Be Found by AI

A problem with a common internet program called PHP showed that the internet is not as strong as people think. New AI tools might make it easier for bad people to find and use these weaknesses.

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Oct 26, 2026Audio128 words1 minute
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STUDY THE STORYKey vocabulary
Verb
call
Verb
Make it easier for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.
Verb
to feel anxious or concerned about something
Adjective
made or produced by humans rather than by nature
Verb
to discover something that is not obvious
Verb
something that leads to an effect or result
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Check your understandingExercises

Part 1: Multiple choice

What recent problem made website owners worried?

Why is old internet software a problem now?

Part 2: Fill in the blank

AI could help attackers use old  blank more easily.

Many internet parts use old software that might not be  blank enough.

Part 3: Put in order

Put the sentences in the order the article presents them.

  1. AAttackers could use weaknesses more easily.
  2. BA PHP program problem worried owners.
  3. CAI could find old weaknesses faster.
  4. DPeople questioned internet safety.
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