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2023 Author: Donald Evans | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 05:03
A simple link is capable of blocking your device A flaw in the code makes the attack affect browsers such as Safari or Chrome. If we access this link we get our browser to block and even the entire mobile phone
Therefore, after opening said link we will have no choice but to restart our mobile (by holding down the power button for a few seconds). Even some computers can be affected by this simple code on a web page.
The time it will take to block our mobile or computer will depend on how much RAM and CPU the device has.
Of course, the effect of said code hosted on a web page does not cause any more effect than that of completely blocking the device due to which is able to consume all resources in a single moment.
After restarting our mobile device or computer we will only see that we have lost what we had open, that is, what we were working with, but without any other type of effect. In addition, we will have to be careful with telling the browser to restore the open tabs, since it would reopen the domain with this “dangerous” code.
Pranks on social networks
Specifically, the domain crashsafari.com is expanding across social networks, since it houses the code that is capable of blocking a mobile at the moment Users are using it as a "prank" for other friends, who when they open the link will see their device get completely locked.
The solution, as we say, goes through reboot, but it will be "a grace" to see how our work is lost or how we have to restart and waste a few seconds to have the mobile operational again.
We also advise that the domain could be camouflaged under URL shorteners, so it will not always be as visible. On the other hand, it is likely that other websites will also start to see this code, which can be inserted by users to play the joke or to put said website in a bind if they do not take the necessary measures.
It will be necessary to see if those responsible for browsers such as Chrome or Safari protect users so that the said code does not block their computers and mobile phones.
