IPhone 4 stuck in boot screen - Why did it happen?

I've got an iPhone 4 16GB Carrier Unlocked, and out of the blue, I turned it off and when I proceeded to turn it back on in the end of the day, it got stuck in the boot screen. The problem is already resolved, I've got it into the DFU mode, restored it and lost everything I've had added since the last backup, obviously. The thing is: I have NEVER attempted to jailbreak it or install any sort of custom firmware, whatever. I didn't make any recent changes on it, over any aspect; I didn't install any apps nor update the ones I have, recently. Still, I had this awesome surprise — and I keep wondering: What could have possibly happened to my device, that led me to this?

I've tried TinyUmbrella to see if that can fix the boot loop issues, but it hasn't worked....
I've deleted the gsp Apple jargon in the host file in my Windows>system32>drivers>etc folder,...
It's not a jailbroken device, or water damaged or anything.
If you got error 3194, used tinyumbrella, and had to edit your hosts file, your phone was in fact hacked, possibly attempting to downgrade the iOS. Error 21 suggests a hardware problem. You need to take the phone to Apple or an Apple authorized service provider.

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