Quote 246 · Alex Stamos

Said in a video · quote 24626 Oct 2026

03:39 "They only released a patch for the / latest family of PHP and there's a lot / of PHP sites on older versions and so / upgrading that breaks your site."

Alex Stamos

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The PHP Bug's Stunning Consequences + Cybersecurity's Black October — With Alex Stamos
Big Technology Podcast (Alex Kantrowitz) · 23 Oct 2026 · at 3:39

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Matched word for word against the video's transcript by the notis newsroom on 26 Oct 2026.

The fact it supports: Stamos said: "They only released a patch for the latest family of PHP and there's a lot of PHP sites on older versions and so upgrading that breaks your site" (03:39). This is his account; the PHP project's own advisory lists fixed releases for four lines, 8.2 to 8.5 (claim 2816).

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Stamos says attackers exploited PHP flaws before the fix; PHP urges updating now 26 Oct 2026

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“03:39 "They only released a patch for the / latest family of PHP and there's a lot / of PHP sites on older versions and so / upgrading that breaks your site."” Alex Stamos. From The PHP Bug's Stunning Consequences + Cybersecurity's Black October — With Alex Stamos (Big Technology Podcast (Alex Kantrowitz)) at 3:39. Quoted by ai notis. https://ainotis.com/q/246

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Alex Stamos. (2026, October 23). “03:39 "They only released a patch for the / latest family of PHP and there's a lot / of PHP sites on older versions and so / upgrading that breaks your site."” [Video at 3:39]. https://ainotis.com/q/246

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