“SMS of Death”: Security flaw crashes Android phones
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Security researcher Mark Blaszczyk disclosed the "SMS of Death," a flaw in Android versions 12 through 17 where a single malformed WAP Push text message crashes the telephony service and can trap a phone in a reboot loop, forcing a factory reset.