Beware of an iPhone-crashing link being passed around on Twitter<article>
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You already know not to click or tap on suspicious-looking links, but URL shorteners are making that a little more complicated today. Twitter users are passing around a shortened link that directs your browser to CrashSafari.com, a site that does just what it sounds like: crashes Safari.</p><p>
If you tap on the link on your iOS device, your iPhone will start rebooting right away. On a Mac, you’ll see the spinning wheel of death (as I refer to the rainbow pinwheel), but not a complete crash. Some links will point you to CrashChrome.com instead of CrashSafari, which will cause Chrome to crash on any device you use (including Android), but it won’t cause a reboot.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3026261/ios/beware-of-an-iphone-crashing-link-being-passed-around-on-twitter.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Beware of an iPhone-crashing link being passed around on Twitter
