The iPhone bug that overwhelmed the 911 system by repeatedly calling the emergency number over and over has apparently been fixed by Apple in its iOS 10.3 update, almost five months after being publicly exploited by an Arizona teen on Twitter.
The bug took advantage of an iOS feature which allowed users to immediately call a phone number by tapping on it. Apple's fix is simple: now, instead of placing a call right away, the phone explicitly prompts the user, requiring a second tap before calling.
The bug was most famously exploited last fall, when a Twitter ...
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