UCLA SSC and HumTech websites interrupted by emergency PHP patching
Summary
UCLA Social Sciences Computing announced emergency shutdown of SSC and HumTech WordPress sites October 21, 2026, to patch critical PHP vulnerabilities. A 07:55 update said distribution patches were rolling out and sites were being brought back progressively. The notice establishes interruption and recovery work, but does not confirm when every site returned or establish attacker access or data theft.
Key facts
- Added to watchlist
- Oct 26, 2026
- Incident start
- Oct 21, 2026
- Left watchlist
- Oct 26, 2026
Watchlist history
- Added to watchlist
- Left watchlist
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