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Yes, a rogue “word” could freeze up your iPhone – but it’s not malware, it doesn’t steal data and doesn’t do permanent damage. Continue reading iPhone “word of death” could crash your phone – what you need to know
Sindhi-language characters can crash iPhones and other iOS/macOS devices if a victim views texts, Twitter posts or messages within various apps containing them. Continue reading Latest Apple Text-Bomb Crashes iPhones via Message Notifications
Apple has made quite a few headlines these past couple of days, including one of a particularly annoying – and potentially dangerous – crashing bug. The Sindhi “text bomb,” as it’s come to be known, involves a Sindhi langu… Continue reading How to Block the “Sindhi Text Bomb” on iOS
An innocent-looking message, containing characters in the Sindhi language, can cause your iPhone to crash without warning.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Text ‘bomb’ crashes iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches – what you need to know
Please don’t be tempted to try any of these text bomb attack out on anyone else, even as a prank. It’s simply not funny.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Text bombs and ‘Black Dots of Death’ plague WhatsApp and iMessage users
Reports of a WhatApp message that could “destroy your phone” are an exaggeration. Still a bug, though! Continue reading The WhatsApp text bomb – no, it won’t destroy your phone!
This week, Jason reports on 32 lawsuits filed against Intel over Spectre and Meltdown flaws, Apple rushes fix for latest ‘text bomb’ bug as abuse spreads, and why Chrome’s ad filter isn’t an adblocker! Our very own Larry Pesce j… Continue reading Chrome, Adblocker, Bug Abuse, and Spectre – Hack Naked News #162
Apple released updates on Monday that will protect owners of iPhones, iPads, iMacs, MacBooks, iMac Pros, Apple Watches, and (phew!) Apple TVs from having toerags crash their devices.
Continue reading Apple fixes ‘killer text bomb’ vulnerability with new update for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS
Apple has confirmed that it is working on a bug fix that will stop apps like Messages from crashing when they attempt to display a Unicode symbol representing a letter from the south Indian language of Telugu.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Sec… Continue reading ‘Killer text bomb’ crashes iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches
Apple said it is working on a fix for the latest text bomb bug that crashes a number of iOS and Mac apps that display specific Telugu language characters. Continue reading Apple Rushes Fix for Latest ‘Text Bomb’ Bug As Abuse Spreads