There's a major bug with the PlayStation 4 where a single message can break your console here's how to fix the issue, or prevent it from happening in the first place
Get the Full StoryBen Gilbert Business InsiderPlayStation 4 owners encountered a system vulnerability over the weekend, where a message with a particular string of characters could brick your game console, rendering it useless.
Many PlayStation 4 owners had to "factory reset" their consoles, which caused them to lose any data not stored in the cloud or elsewhere.
Sony said it is aware of the issue and will deploy a fix in a future software update.
In the meantime, there are steps you can take to prevent this issue from happening to your PlayStation 4. And if you've already been affected, you can try a potential workaround that seems to preserve all of your games and save data.
Over the weekend, PlayStation 4 owners discovered an issue where a certain message with a particular set of symbols, if sent to your game console, could brick the system Redditors captured what the viral messages look like, in case you're interested .
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