Psst, network names including ‘%’ can brick your iPhone’s Wi-Fi

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By Callum BoothJul 5, 2021, 4:09 am165 pts
Are you on your iPhone? And can you see an alluring public Wi-Fi network with loads of percentage symbols in the title? DON’T JOIN IT, PAL! OH GOD NO. Why? Well, Carl Schou — a security researcher based in Denmark — has unearthed a zero day that can scramble the Wi-Fi on iPhones or other iOS devices.…

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