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A single text message can now crash your iPhone

THE ASIAN AGE.
Published : Jan 22, 2018, 1:47 pm IST
Updated : Jan 22, 2018, 1:47 pm IST

A research states that a ‘text bomb’, which has a bug can now cripple your Apple phone.

The researcher seems to have informed Apple about the issue but they seem to have not replied to it yet.
 The researcher seems to have informed Apple about the issue but they seem to have not replied to it yet.

What may seem as unpleasant news for iPhone users is that now a single text message, which contains a malicious code can incite a crash. The bug also slows Safari browsers, which are used to surf the Macs and drain battery levels. These ‘text bombs’ have the capacity to not only crash but also restart the device on receiving a text message (with the bug in it).  And the worst part is that the recipient’s phone gets affected without even opening the message.

 Researcher Abraham Masri, who took to Twitter on Wednesday, January 17, said that he had reported the issue to Apple but hasn’t received any response about the same.

And once this was put up by the researcher, massive retweets about the same started taking place and Masri had to pull the post down.

While the bug, named ChaiOS can be further abused, it doesn’t apparently cause a security threat to any other smartphone unless the code has been saved and re-uploaded later.

Tags: apple, ios, smartphones, malware