Web pages that use old technologies leave security holes and have the risk of being attacked by cybercriminals or hackers. The main problem lies in PHPa programming language used to create and maintain websites which, if not updated, can make pages vulnerable to information theft, identity theft or unauthorized access.
As collected from Europe PressSpain today has between 1.1 and 3 million registered web pages and of these, around 40% (between 800,000 and 1,200,000) could be Easily attacked by not using the latest version of PHP. Every year, PHP releases updates that fix security vulnerabilities, but many owners ignore them, hence the risk.
David Blanch, chief digital officer of web hosting and storage company cdmon, explains that when a new version of PHP is released, the previous ones no longer receive security patchesexposing themselves to attacks. Warns that, according to his data, This situation will be more serious from January 1, 2026when older versions of PHP no longer receive official support.
This means that between 50 and 60% of Spanish web pages may not be protectedthus affecting nearly two million portals. In other words, Updating it is not only a recommendation, but it is necessary so that web pages remain secure and prevent hackers from stealing information or causing damage to websites.
A global danger
This problem does not only affect Spain, but also extends to the whole world, because, as has been said since Siteefythere are between 1.1 and 1.4 billion active websites and new sites are created every second. Also at the global level, it is estimated that 40% of sites have serious security issues due to not updating PHP.
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