[Swordmaker]

A bug in iMessage can cause it to crash when a message with a link to an image with hundreds of thousands of characters in the meta data. This can also cause the iOS device or even a Mac to crash and restart. If you receive an iMessage with an unexpected link, don't open it. Apple is preparing a fix for this bug. — PING!

Apple iMessage Bug Can Cause Crash
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[Ingtar]

That damn Micros... oh.

[JimRed]

So what can I do?

If you know someone sending these assaults to anyone else, be sure that he has a little "accident" that will leave him unable to use those offending fingers to type out any more "bugs"!

[JimRed]

Definitely update to the newest iOS as soon as you're able.

Mine has required me to update several times in the past couple of months. Hope that's what they were covering.

[roadcat]

If you're not able to open the messages app whatsoever due to the bug, you may consider resetting your phone to its factory settings by doing a full restore. However this will delete your photos and anything else saved to your device.

I always tell people to back up their devices. Frequently. I've had to help people by recovering their precious photos and important data, and they hadn't backed up their data. If it's important, it should be backed up to a safe place.

[PAR35]

The guy needs about 99 years in prison to consider his actions.

Then he should be punished.