Jokers are exploiting a bug in iOS and are sending messages stuffed with emojis which cause recipients’ iPhones or iPads to freezeA bug in iOS is being exploited in a prank aimed at crashing iPhones and iPads using the power of simple text,flag and rainbow emojis.
The bug has two variants. One text string includes a waving white flag emoji, a zero, and a rainbow and a hidden character called a variation selector,which can be copied into an iMessage conversation and sent to anyone. The other is the same string of characters, but embedded within a contacts file, or which can be shared via iCloud Drive to an iMessage contact.
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Source: theguardian.com