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Malicious Text Bug Crashes iPhones

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When users receive specific string of text.

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Reuters

An iOS bug is causing the iPhone Messages app to crash or reboot after receiving a specific string of text. The bug appears to exploit the app’s preview feature’s inability to render the characters, which are neither alphanumerics or emoticons.

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