Written by
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributor
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Contributor
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over two decades to helping users get the most from technology — whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera. Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs.
Full Bio
Posted in Hardware 2.0
on January 5, 2022
| Topic: Security
A security researcher has publicly disclosed a bug present in iOS 15.2 (and going back to iOS 14.7 and possibly earlier) relating to HomeKit that could be used to permanently crash an iPhone.
Trevor Spiniolas found that by changing the name of a HomeKit device to a large string (Spiniolas used 500,000 characters for the testing), this would crash the associated iPhone.
To make matters worse, because the device name would be backed up to the user’s iCloud account, restoring an iPhone and signing back into the iCloud account linked to the HomeKit device would once again trigger the bug.
Mobility
The best iPhones: Which model is right for you?
End of a smartphone era as BlackBerry phones reach the end of the line
The 10 best smartphones available now
Garmin Vivomove Sport: A hybrid watch with extensive health support
Hardware
|
Security TV
|
Data Management
|
CXO
|
Data Centers