Apple just fixed an iPhone flaw that overwhelmed the 911 system
 

Apple just fixed an iPhone flaw that overwhelmed the 911 system
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Call 911 if you want help.*

Call 911 a hundred thousand times simultaneously from iPhones around the country if you want to jam up the 911 system.*

Until recently, a design in the iPhone operating system allowed for just that kind of attack. But ** more, thanks to an update in the latest iOS, version 10.3.*

The Wall Street Journal reports that malicious code allegedly created by a nefarious Arizona teen and shared widely on Twitter forced iPhones to dial 911 over and over again — essentially DDoSing emergency call centers around the country.*

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