Wi-Fi networks with certain names could potentially disable iPhone networking permanently.
(Photo: Loic Venance / Getty Images) A flaw in the iPhone’s networking functionality is being exploited by malicious Wi-Fi networks again, and this time, it seems like restoring that functionality will be more difficult than expected. Secret Club founder Carl Schou revealed in June that naming a network „%p%s%s%s%s%n“ could disable the Wi-Fi support of any iPhone that connected to it. Schou initially said the problem was permanent, but resetting a device’s networking settings could fix the issue.
