Why “circulating” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
The specific reason for the current degree of consternation, to the point where many websites went down preemptively which didn't happen even with Log4Shell, is that for about h…
by ameliaquining · Oct 22, 2026
You can never rule out the possibility that someone interested in attacking you has a non-public exploit, but it's dramatically less likely if there aren't already working explo…
by ameliaquining · Oct 22, 2026
There's an answer in https://thephp.foundation/blog/2026/10/21/todays-php-securit... > On Tuesday, October 20th, at around 15:00 UTC, the two…
by simonw · Oct 21, 2026
It's great they are doing mitigations, but they admit themselves, in fine print, that this will not protect you from the vulnerability Why is word circulating that you can just…
by Capricorn2481 · Oct 21, 2026
How did the person who shared the video hear about the exploit? Were they already looped in or was it circulating outside of the trusted group already?
by simonw · Oct 21, 2026
Given that this affects every PHP version from the past decade, and that the exploit instructions are circulating at the top of twitter, and that there's no fix available yet, i…
by nr378 · Oct 21, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "circulating" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "circulating" over time.