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SMS attack on Windows Phone forces reboot, disables messaging

Attackers can send a maliciously-crafted SMS to a Windows Phone, causing it to reboot and disable messaging functionality. Microsoft is appealing to victims of Droid malware by offering a free Windows Phone upgrade. Microsoft mistakenly told TechRadar in an exclusive interview that NFC support was coming to Windows Phone 7.5. The NSA is expected to approve the Android OS “to be used on’secret’ military networks,” the FBI confirmed to MuckRock. A concept video suggests this is what Microsoft envisions as the future of retail banking.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2221306/sms-attack-on-windows-phone-forces-reboot–disables-messaging.html

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