South AfricaPHP code runs nearly 70% of identifiable sites, W3Techs estimates.

South Africa’s Presidency took its site down Friday as a precaution against what it called a global cybersecurity event.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said 2 critical PHP flaws could let attackers run code remotely on servers.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre says a fix has been released.

The Presidency has not said when its site returns.

How each outlet framed it
Daily Maverick
ties the Presidency outage to WordPress and PHP critical flaws and the FBI warning, presenting it as one victim in a global exposure

Sources: Daily Maverick