Strange Messages BRICKING PS4 Consoles!

I read about this one twitter and it scared the hell out of me. I immediately checked my PS4, which was still working. I set it to private then and there.

Glad I saw this, I immediately changed my settings and messaged every friend I could spreading the word. Here's hoping the fix comes soon.

Glad I saw this, I immediately changed my settings and messaged every friend I could spreading the word. Here's hoping the fix comes soon.

I saw the video title and got worried because I got a message from a random account over the weekend that just said "hey". But I'm not too worried because I was able to play for a few hours after getting the message. Still going change my message settings though.

I saw the video title and got worried because I got a message from a random account over the weekend that just said "hey". But I'm not too worried because I was able to play for a few hours after getting the message. Still going change my message settings though.

I saw the video title and got worried because I got a message from a random account over the weekend that just said "hey". But I'm not too worried because I was able to play for a few hours after getting the message. Still going change my message settings though.

1st, it's not bricking, it's an overflow of the text data that the console can't render so it breaks vital parts of the system code. A normal factory reset wouldn't be able to fix it if it were truly bricked. 2nd, it's emojis that are causing the glitch. It's something to do with how they're encoded that the system doesn't understand. 3rd, most people have their consoles set to auto log in, which is why they think it bricks their system. If you don't auto login, you can pick a different account and it'll work fine (as several people have done this). This is further evidence that it's not a brick. Lastly, while it is a good idea to set your privacy to friends or no-one, that's just a last ditch effort. I get that this is a PSA, but it's also devolving into the hysterical delusions of "IT'S BORKED! I HAVE TO SPEND $$ TO FIX!" when it's hardly even damaged. Yes, it is a coding error (not that I know much about the specifics of it), but it's not a complete loss and there are ways to fix what went wrong that don't require specialized skills, knowledge, or tools. As I said, a factory wipe wouldn't normally be able to fix such a problem so it's still perfectly usable hardware. If you pay for PS+ (which 99% of people getting this system crashing message would likely have), you don't lose your saves even if you factory reset, granted you might have to download them from the cloud again. Also, I found all of this information on said problem within an hour or so. Please think things through when you make a video like this. It doesn't take much to fan the flames of misinformation and especially when it's combined with hysteria.

Someone has hacked the system

It's a targeting virus which is absolute shit and something I hate

they are using a modded console and sending an injection virus using a bug in the messaging app where the registry bit shifter does not fully resume standard level access. this allows for live registry editing at a administrative levelm the messages are just a carrier that triggers the sub-routine.

they are using a modded console and sending an injection virus using a bug in the messaging app where the registry bit shifter does not fully resume standard level access. this allows for live registry editing at a administrative levelm the messages are just a carrier that triggers the sub-routine.

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