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Android security researcher issues warning for invisible 'SMS of Death'

short by Ashley Paul / on Sunday, 1 November, 2026
Security researcher Mark Blaszczyk warned of an 'SMS of Death' threat that could put Android phones into an endless reboot loop and cut off calls, including emergency calls. The SMS messages don't appear in the inbox and require no user action before corrupting the device. Google pushed the patch to 'SMS of Death', but it hasn't reached all users yet.
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