New Set of Code Discovered That Crashes And Restarts Apple iPhones, iPads

A new set of code has been discovered by a security researcher which can crash and restart any iPhone or iPad. A recent tweet by Sabri Haddouche mentions a 15-line code which, when visited on any iPhone or iPad, can cause the device to restart. The code is also able to freeze Apple's Safari browser when its corresponding web link is opened on macOS.

“Anything that renders HTML on iOS is affected,” Haddouche said. This means that if the link is sent through any platform or is included in any of the webpage that a user visits, the Apple systems are bound to shut down and restart.

TechCrunch also reports that the code was able to crash and restart the most recent mobile software iOS 11.4.1 in an internal test conducted by the team.

The code, however, can not be used to run any malicious software so the threat of any data being stolen is neglected, as per the TechCrunch report.

Haddouche confirmed that he has contacted Apple on Friday about the attack.