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[Kalshi Crypto @Kalshi_Crypto]

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[Coin Bureau @coinbureau]

The internet is going into a LOCKDOWN.

Hundreds of millions of websites are potentially at risk from cyberattacks.

Governments, banks and major platforms have already taken their websites OFFLINE.

Many are already calling it “Black October.”

At the centre of the shutdowns is something most of us have never heard of, but use every day.

PHP, the software behind roughly 7 in 10 websites, has two critical flaws that can let hackers break in without a password.

Dubbed PHP2Shell, both are rated 9.2 out of 10 for severity.

Details began circulating on Oct 20. Emergency fixes arrived the next day, but attackers were already moving.

Cloudflare’s CEO says hacking attempts then jumped from thousands to MILLIONS within hours.

Cybersecurity agencies across several countries are telling PHP site owners the same thing: Patch it now, or take it offline.

Websites have gone dark worldwide, from government portals and hospitals to banks.

CrowdStrike warns these attacks leave almost no trace, so some sites may not know if they’ve been hit.

Around 2.6 MILLION internet-facing servers run PHP, potentially hosting hundreds of sites each.

Over 1.1 million use older versions no longer receiving official PHP updates.

Older installations may need an upgrade to a supported PHP version or a fix from their software provider.

And patching does not remove a backdoor an attacker may already have planted.

Cloudflare also says hackers are now tweaking their attacks to try to slip past its protections.

But PHP isn’t the only security story unfolding.

-Japan’s Onamae suspended ALL Desktop Cloud plans after malware was found on customer servers.

-India’s eMudhra had 8 website-certificate keys so weak, one was literally the number “4”.

-State Bank of India confirmed 3,897 customer records on the dark web.

-Criminals used AI agents to break into 400+ Latin American banks.

-Capcom confirmed a breach exposing 11.7 million email addresses.

-GitLab disclosed a 10/10 severity flaw in versions going back to 2014.

-LiteLLM removed a malware-containing release. Railway reported possible exposure of customer secrets.

None of these has a confirmed link to PHP2Shell.

We’re seeing separate breaches unfold together.

The true number of incidents could take months to come out.

The world is still on alert. Attacks are still coming.

[Usain St. Leo Bolt @usainbolt]

Focus 💫

[ABC News @ABC]

The PHP development team is urging users to update immediately after fixing two critical vulnerabilities, rated 9.2 out of 10 in terms of danger, that if exploited could allow attackers to take over internet servers.

Read more: https://t.co/oxHRduD3Cm

[Benjamin Cowen @benjamincowen]

I think Gold is in the final innings of its bear market.

Could always struggle a bit longer, but I think we are getting close...

[OCC @USOCC]

.@USComptroller Jonathan V. Gould: Today’s final rule advances @POTUS Trump’s and @SecScottBessent’s vision for American leadership in digital assets. We are providing a clear, practical framework for payment stablecoin innovation, with strong standards for reserve backing, redemption, and risk management. The OCC is drawing on its longstanding supervisory expertise to support responsible growth and innovation for this new industry. https://t.co/IWuIHnQQ0f

[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov]

Every day we are fighting to prevent American streets from looking like this.

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

BREAKING: Hedge funds dumped tech stocks at the fastest pace in a decade, per Goldman Sachs

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Elon Musk reveals SpaceX & Tesla's Terafab aims to begin mass-producing advanced AI chips by 2028.

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

JUST IN: Anthropic's draft IPO filing, per WSJ

• Revenue $16.3B in the first half of 2026
• Net loss $80.7B, driven largely by accounting charges
• Compute spending nearly $9B in the first half
• Cloud commitments about $450B over the next 7 to 10 years
• Up to $86B on renting Nvidia chips

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Anthropic recorded a staggering $80,000,000,000.00 net loss in the first half of 2026.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: SpaceX stock, $SPCX, rises after reporting stronger than expected Q3 2026 revenue.

The company posted $14.6 billion in quarterly revenue.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: SpaceX crushes Wall Street revenue expectations, bringing in $14,580,000,000.00 in Q3.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇨🇭 Switzerland officially approves its first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 GTA 6 could cost the US economy $1 billion in a single day as up to 1.5 million Americans are expected to take the day off to play.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Have to give the EU regulators credit where it’s due for making all Apple products use USB-C

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: BlackRock pushes to bring tokenized assets into traditional banking and financial systems.

[Solana @solana]

1.4 million addresses now hold stocks on Solana

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America.

This will be the first of many.

[Jamaica Gleaner @JamaicaGleaner]

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has ordered the security forces to immediately escalate targeted operations against criminals, declaring a zero-tolerance policy against organised crime.

Read more: https://t.co/c266iPaSyN #GLNRToday