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Key Points

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Japan created a team to simulate cyberattacks.

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The team uses Artificial Intelligence to spot weaknesses.

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The focus is on fixing bugs in the PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) computer language.

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Fixing these bugs helps keep online services like alerts and apps working.

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Summary

They use a smart computer helper called Artificial Intelligence to look for problems. 🤖

A popular computer language called PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) had bugs that could let bad people break websites. 🐞

The team helps fix those bugs so phones and computers stay safe. 📱

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New Words to Learn

7 words
simulate
pretend to do something to see what might happen
cyberattack
a bad act that tries to break or steal from computers
Artificial Intelligence
a computer program that can think and learn like a person
computer language
a set of rules that tell computers how to work
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
a popular computer language used to build many websites
vulnerability
a weak spot that can be used to cause trouble
security patch
a small update that fixes a problem in software
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