Cybersecurity researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner claim they can bring-down your iPhone by sending it just a single “unusual” character, according to Forbes, who first published news of the exploit earlier this week.
A single square character or a series of “invisible” messages can be used to confuse an iPhone, leaving it open to hackers. The exploit affects all models of iPhone, running all versions of the iPhone OS. The only way to protect the phone from attack is to shut it down.
