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  • Qualcomm Chipset Vulnerability Affecting iPhones: What You Need to Know
    The recent disclosure by security researcher Oleg Pliss regarding vulnerability in multiple smartphone chipsets from Qualcomm

    This vulnerability does include several iPhones such as:

    - iPhone 5C

    - iPhone 4S

    - iPhone 6, iPhone 6+

    - iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+

    According to Mr. Pliss, these vulnerabilities affect devices which employ chipsets which employ ARM's TrustZone technology used to isolate sensitive functions such as encryption keys and credentials into a "secure world": "All devices utilizing [these chips] are inherently vulnerable... the security guarantees offered by TrustZone can't be delivered".

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