Even deleting the message from the mobile app on Android and iOS doesnt work.
According to reports, a private message containing special characters are reportedly crashing PS4 consoles.
The malicious message triggers a bug, which then compromises the console.
In some instances, just receiving the notification on the PS4 is enough to trigger a crash.
There is a new glitch that basically bricks your console and forces you to factory reset it.
Even deleting the message from the mobile app doesnt work.
It happened to me during RainbowSix: Siege,Redditor Huntstark wrote.
A player from the other team used a dummy account to send the message and crashed my entire team.
We all have had to factory reset.
Only one of our guys wasnt affected and he has his messages private.
Apparently, the malicious gamers are sending out the messages through group chat.
source: www.techworm.net
