PHP Security Flaw Sparks Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline
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Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- SPY SPDR S&P 500+1.6%
The broad U.S. stock market
- TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond-1.8%
Long-term U.S. government bonds
- QQQ Invesco QQQ+2.3%
Large technology stocks
- GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.3%
Gold can move with the broad market
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | -0.18% | -0.84% | base | -1.18% | after close | after close | after close |
| TLT | -0.31% | -0.97% | base | +1.86% | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +0.41% | -0.96% | base | -2.85% | after close | after close | after close |
| GLD | +0.98% | +0.18% | base | -2.61% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.
Source: The New York Times
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLD | that day | -2.61% | final price |
| GLD | three days earlier | +0.18% | final price |
| GLD | five days earlier | +0.98% | final price |
| QQQ | that day | -2.85% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | -0.96% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +0.41% | final price |
| SPY | that day | -1.18% | final price |
| SPY | three days earlier | -0.84% | final price |
| SPY | five days earlier | -0.18% | final price |
| TLT | that day | +1.86% | final price |
| TLT | three days earlier | -0.97% | final price |
| TLT | five days earlier | -0.31% | final price |
This story
12 out of 100
“PHP Security Flaw Sparks Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.