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According to Forbes, Schou has since discovered that there is a way for bad actors to increase the damage done by the hack to the point that getting Wi-Fi up and running again requires a custom factory reset while the iPhone s back up file is manually edited to remove entries that create problems. There had been concerns that the hack, known formally as a format string flaw - could be enhanced to do even more damage. The goal for the bad actors is to use the attack to place malicious code onto handsets and even entire networks.
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The problem, which was first reported to me by readers, manifests itself as periodic disconnections. Sometimes the headphones will reconnect, other times the problem requires Bluetooth to be switched off and on, and at its worst, it requires a reboot of the iPhone.
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I hadn t suffered from this issue initially, but had mostly been using my pair of AirPods Pro. On testing with other headphones, I noticed the problem periodic dropping of the connection for no obvious reason.
I tried all the usual things reconnecting the headphones, switching Bluetooth off and on, and rebooting the iPhone and that worked, but only temporarily. The problem would return, with no obvious cause.