Windows Phone Crashes from Special Text

Bad news for Windows Phone 7 owners, a bug has been discovered that causes the messaging functionality to be completely disabled on the phone. Basically, if the phone receives a special message, either through text, Facebook, or any other messaging source, the phone will crash. After being rebooted, it won't be able to launch the messaging feature again. The only way to remedy the problem if you've been affected is to wipe the phone, and set it back to factory settings. It's quite a nasty attack, and it can be initiated just by sending a simple message to a Windows Phone 7 user.

It's a pretty huge bug, but it should have a relatively simple fix. Microsoft will surely have an update before too many users are affected. Otherwise, this could be a public relations nightmare for Microsoft.
via 9to5Mac