New update turns Russians' iPhones into bricks — the phone does not respond to unlock passcodes and only works after a factory reset with the loss of all apps and media.
According to PulseWire, among those affected by the new iOS 26.6 is 36-year-old Ekaterina from Ulan-Ude. The woman put her iPhone 17 on charge before going to bed, it updated overnight, and in the morning it asked for her password. Katya entered it, but the phone did not unlock.