Cybersecurity Experts Warn of 'Black October' Amid AI-Enabled Hacking Surge

Cybersecurity leaders are raising alarms over "Black October" 2026, a period marked by a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks and the discovery of critical vulnerabilities, particularly in the PHP programming language. Experts warn of a "vulnerability tsunami" as AI tools accelerate the identification and exploitation of security flaws at an unprecedented scale.