Powerful text bomb forces some iPhone users to wipe their devices

[Bradley Prior]

Powerful text bomb forces some iPhone users to wipe their devices

Google’s Project Zero team has discovered a text bomb targeting iPhones which, if successful, required affected users to completely wipe their devices.

The flaw, which was first uncovered in April, involved users receiving a malformed message via iMessage.

 

[MEIOT]

Just too bad it doesn't render the device a complete brick.

 

[R13...]

Just too bad it doesn't render the device a complete brick.

And that's bad why?

 

[MEIOT]

And that's bad why?

Would make for a more interesting story of course

 

[pinball wizard]

And that's bad why?

Anti-Apple fanboi?

 

[Nobody Important]

Anti-Apple fanboi?

I'm actually shocked that @backstreetboy didn't add his 2c as well.

 

[FiestaST]

I'm actually shocked that @backstreetboy didn't add his 2c as well.

Lol

 

[The_Librarian]

Malicious is a better word in this case.

 

[Johnatan56]

Powerful text bomb forces some iPhone users to wipe their devices

Google’s Project Zero team has discovered a text bomb targeting iPhones which, if successful, required affected users to completely wipe their devices.

The flaw, which was first uncovered in April, involved users receiving a malformed message via iMessage.

The exploit was reported to Apple, who patched it in their iOS 12.3 release.

Which was released in May.