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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