Italian flag
In a first version, the Sindhi characters were accompanied by an emoji that shows an Italian flag. As it soon became apparent, this addition is not necessary. The Sindhi characters alone are enough to cause Apple devices to crash. It is crucial for the message to work according to Engadgetthat you will be notified of the receipt of the message. If you deactivate all notifications, you are temporarily safe from the embassy.
Origin unclear
Where the fatal Text message is currently unclear. However, there are indications that a telegram group represents the origin. The news is currently going viral on social networks. It doesn’t matter in which app the message is sent. As soon as you receive a notification about the receipt of the message, the system crashes. The user can no longer take countermeasures in good time.
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