hat seems to be the only practical advice we’ve heard so far as a security vulnerability is set to be exposed later this afternoon that potentially threatens every iPhone via an SMS message.
Apple is yet to release a patch, and although leading security software vendors like Symantec and McAfee are both working on iPhone and Apple-related virus protection, nothing is yet available to protect you from the supposed SMS vulnerability.
How do you know if you’ve been infected? Reportedly, you’ll receive an SMS message with a single square character, at which point your phone will become inoperable. As we mentioned earlier, the exploit is supposedly so severe that your entire phone can be taken over remotely, as such, the “turn your phone off immediately” if you receive the message seems to be the only sound advice at this point.
As to when you can safely turn it back on – we don’t know yet. The press conference where researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner are expected to unveil the details of the exploit is now slated to begin at 11am PT – about 45 minutes from now. So is this a huge threat or simply a lot of hype? We’ll update as soon as we learn more details.
