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iOS WiFi Bug Allows Remote Reboot of All Devices In Area

Posted by timothy on from the wardriving-experiment dept.

New submitter BronsCon writes: A recently disclosed flaw in iOS 8 dubbed "No iOS Zone" allows an attacker to create a WiFi hot spot that will cause iOS devices to become unstable, crash, and reboot, even when in offline mode. Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit of Skycure are working with Apple for a fix; but, for now, the only workaround is to simply not be in range of such a malicious network.

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  1. even when in offline mode by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Exactly how does that work if the wifi is turned off?

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  2. How can it crash even in Airplane Mode? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    I thought this toggled the device's radio to OFF!

  3. Re:Dumb setting. by Minwee · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you have your phone set to connect to any available network, re-connect to wifi networks you have joined before, and to continually broadcast those SSIDs one by one until it receives a response, then don't be surprised to get owned every now and then you're following the 802.11 standard correctly.

    If your phone is set to connect to networks with names like "attwifi" or "xfinitiwifi", then... well, that's what it will do.

  4. App? by viperidaenz · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So my Android device can act an an AP, is there an app for this yet?