World Business Report - Cyber crisis continues for second day, with race to secure world's websites

Download Cyber crisis continues for second day, with race to secure world's websites

For the second day, many websites around the world — including those of government agencies and banks — are down. These are due to vulnerabilities in PHP — a programming language that much of the internet relies on. One government cyber security official in Finland tells us how his government is preparing for cyber-attacks.

We go to Virginia to speak to a housing realtor about the housing market. Have interest rates made home ownership unaffordable?

And we ask the co-founder of France's first literary AI prize if it sets a dangerous precedent for authors.

Presenter: Leanne Byrne
Producers: Neil Morrow & Neggeen Sadid

(Photo: "Cyber Attack" phrase and PHP code appears in this illustration taken October 22, 2026. Credit: REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration)

Published on Thursday, 22nd October 2026.

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