Apple bug can crash your iPhone with just a text message
A flaw in Apple's software will if users receive a message that contains a link to a specific website.
The chaiOS "text bomb" was by software developer Abraham Masri. The bug forces Apple devices to crash or restart. If a user receives a text with the URL through iMessage, it can , even if he or she doesn't click on it.
Masri shared a link to the site in , but it was taken down.
The an iPhone from running iMessage, but deleting the message thread, resetting the device or blocking the site's domain should fix the issue.
Cybersecurity experts say chaiOS is relatively harmless and typically used to prank others. The flaw can't steal private data or take control of devices, but its code could be used to crash iOS-based devices by someone with malicious intent.