Malicious attacks on normal users are no longer just a domain of PCs. They are often found on mobile devices, sometimes even on game consoles. This happened with PlayStation 4, where there was a dangerous attack from private messages.
This time there was a security problem in PlayStation Network. Many Reddit users report that anyone who owns a PlayStation 4 may at some point receive a message with bizarre characters in their mailbox that bring the console to a standstill. More seriously, after such an attack, you will need to reset the console to its factory defaults in order for it to work at all.
According to users, the only way to solve this problem is to simply change the message settings to private, so that only friends are able to send us a text. It should be noted that the console can hang up not only when opening this malicious private message, but also when we receive a notification that we have received such a message.
This is not the first time that such an attack has taken place, although it has usually mainly affected mobile devices on which we could have received malicious SMS messages. In any case, you should always remember the basic protection of your equipment. We will not protect ourselves from this type of attack, however, we can always stop the majority of viruses that attack the network.