OpenAI finds PHP vulnerability; attacks begin before fix

The author argues that the rise of AI-driven vulnerability discovery is ending the era of zero-day scarcity and transitioning cybersecurity toward a race to patch flaws rapidly. While Western internet infrastructure relied on a bottom-up, open disclosure ecosystem, China's state-directed cyber strategy and 2021 laws restricting bug disclosures have left its digital systems uniquely exposed in this new environment. Open article →