Red Alert

India has opened a special investigation into certificate authority eMudhra after eight of its intermediate CA private keys were found to be trivially recoverable. CERT-In and Red Hat have issued fresh security alerts, and the fallout now extends beyond Chrome, Firefox, and Go, raising concerns about the integrity of digitally signed certificates relying on those keys.

Rising stress in the US auto loan market is being flagged as a warning sign for the broader economy, with commentators pointing to growing delinquencies on car loan notes as evidence that household finances are under strain. The discussion adds to wider concerns about consumer debt, high interest rates and weakening demand in the world's largest economy.

Violent storms are battering western Europe. In France, four people have died in stormy weather, with the national weather service issuing a red alert for flooding in the south. In Spain, a woman drowned near Barcelona after flooding, and water poured into a metro station during heavy rain. Authorities have issued a red code for Mallorca and Valencia, closing schools and telling residents to stay indoors, with up to 250 litres of rain per square metre forecast for Spain's east coast.

Reports circulating in Spanish-language media claim the Houthis bombed a military base, causing 18 casualties. Details about the base's location, the date of the attack, and who was among the casualties remain unconfirmed, but the claim is spreading rapidly as tensions around Houthi attacks on military targets continue to draw international attention.

A red alert has been declared in Chile's Metropolitan Region as heavy storms flood streets across Santiago and leave thousands of customers without electricity. Emergency services are responding to waterlogged roads and outages, and live coverage of the situation is drawing wide attention as residents track the worsening weather and safety warnings.

Security experts are warning about a pair of critical PHP vulnerabilities dubbed 'PHP2Shell', which could allow attackers to turn compromised web servers into attack footholds. Administrators running websites or IT departments are being urged to review the flaws, patch affected systems, and tighten server configurations to avoid exploitation.

Ukraine has declared a red alert level following a threat of ballistic missile strikes, with air raid sirens sounding in Kyiv and several other regions. Emergency warnings urged residents to seek shelter immediately as authorities tracked the incoming danger. The alerts come amid the ongoing wave of Russian strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.