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iOS 8 Vulnerability Lets Hackers Crash Any iPhone and iPad Within Wi-Fi Range

Security researchers have uncovered zero-day vulnerability in iOS 8 that could repeatedly crash users’ Apple iPhones, iPads and iPods when the devices connect to a malicious wireless hotspot. Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit of Mobile security firm Skycure presented their latest research, titled “No iOS Zone”, at the RSA security conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. The duo showed: It is possible for an attacker to create malicious Wi-Fi networks in order to crash nearby users’ mobile devices with incredible accuracy.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2015/04/security-researchers-have-uncovered.html

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