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Android 12–17 vulnerability: silent SMS can block emergency calls
Security researcher Marek Błaszczyk discovered a critical vulnerability in Android 12 and newer versions (through version 17) that allows a phone to be disabled by a single silent WAP Push message — without screen notification. The attack immediately cuts off phone calls, including to emergency numbers (112, 911), and approximately 20 such SMS messages put the phone in a loop of continuous restarts. The vulnerability was confirmed on Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy devices; Google has already released a patch. The only remedy after an attack is manual memory wipe via computer — inaccessible...
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