This is scary...
The world of the Internet is full of unexpected pitfalls, such as viruses and fraudulent sites. And the latest reports say that connecting your iPhone to certain named Wi-Fi networks can cause temporary Wi-Fi issues.
Security researcher Carl Schou reports that when you try to connect to a Wi-Fi network named '%p%s%s%s%s%n' from your iPhone, the connection fails at first. . And if you try to use the Wi-Fi function after that, you will not be able to use Wi-Fi to AirDrop like the video above.
In addition, restarting the iPhone does not fix this problem. As a solution, it is necessary to reset the network settings. If you didn't know about this problem, you might panic.
Then why is the network name ``%p%s%s%s%s%n'' dangerous? will end.” Arbitrary memory writes and buffer overflows raise concerns about malware risks... but so far there have been no such reports.
At the time of writing this article, Apple has not announced a bug fix for this issue. If you find a suspicious network name like this, never connect to it.
Image: Carl Schou Showed (Twitter) via 9to5Mac
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