I do not know how true it is but the demonstration is quite real. So, if you did not receive any SMS/MMS for a long time, you may need to check your Nokia phone again. The bug is called Curse of Silence. More information and video after the break.
Apparently, if this is true, it affects many version of the S60. In fact S60 2.6, 2.8, and 3.0, as well as S60 3.1 devices are affected.
The bug attackes the phone through a tweaked SMS to any S60-running Nokia phone. After which the phone slips into a SMS barring mode, it simply rejects all SMS or MMS coming its way.
How it operates (copy from unwiredview)
- Emails can be sent via SMS by setting the messages Protocol Identifier
to “Internet Electronic Mail” and formatting the message like this: - If such messages contain an with more than 32 characters, S60 2.6, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.1 devices are not able to receive other SMS or MMS messages anymore. 2.6 and 3.0 devices lock up after only one message, 2.8 and 3.1 devices after 11 messages.
The only way to resolve is to hard reset your phone (factory reset).
Watch the Video below