Researchers say a Next.js flaw that existed for several years could have let hackers bypass middleware-based authentication; Vercel patched the flaw on March 18
Next.js version 15.2.3 has been released to address a security vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927). zhero_web_security : Next.js and the corrupt middleware: the authorizing artifact National Vulnerability ...
Arkansas-based Laravel, known for its open-source PHP web framework released in June 2011 and which now has 35 employees, raised a $57M Series A from Accel
Taylor Otwell has done some risky demos in his life. — In a world where nearly every onstage demo is very controlled, Otwell …
Researchers discover that a popular Python library “ctx” and PHP package “phpass” have been compromised to steal developers' AWS keys and credentials
PyPI module ‘ctx’ that gets downloaded over 20,000 times a week has been compromised in a software supply chain attack …
The official PHP Git repository was hacked, adding a backdoor RCE to the PHP source code; PHP maintainer says the changes were reverted within a few hours
This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository … Mark Sullivan / Fast Company : Hackers put a back door in a code library that powers 79% of websites Tweets: Sam Kottler / @samkottler : ...
The official PHP Git repository was hacked to add backdoors to the PHP source code; the changes were “reverted right away”
In the latest software supply chain attack, the official PHP Git repository was hacked and the code base tampered with.
Stack Overflow says it will add a free tier to its Teams service, limited to 50 users, and it has 1,500 Teams customers, including Microsoft and Box
Stack Overflow is the default Q&A site for programmers (though the overall Stack Exchange network goes well beyond helping you answer your basic PHP questions).
Automattic raises $300M Series D from Salesforce Ventures at a post-money valuation of $3B
Today Automattic announced it has closed … Sara Fischer / Axios : WordPress.com owner Automattic raises $300 million Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Automattic Raises $300M Series D from Salesfor...
Automattic, in move away from PHP, launches new, open sourced admin interface for WordPress.com built on Node.js and React, releases Mac OS X app
WordPress.com Gets a New Face and Joins the JavaScript Age — The popular blogging site WordPress.com unveiled a new admin interface today …
PHP pioneers Zend Technologies acquired by Rogue Wave Software
Rogue Wave Software, a Colorado-based provider of cross-platform software development tools, has acquired PHP app-development and deployment company Zend Technologies. Terms of the deal were not disc...