How to crash and restart an iPhone with a CSS-based web attack

A security researcher has revealed a method of crashing and restarting iPhones and iPads, with just a few lines of code that could be added to any webpage. Sabri Haddouche tweeted a link to webpage containing his 15-line proof-of-concept attack, which exploits a vulnerability in the WebKit web rendering engine used by Apple’s Safari browser.

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