Vulnerability in Qualcomm's Secure Execution Environment could allow hackers to steal sensitive data from Android devices

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Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Qualcomm's Secure Execution Environment
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Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Qualcomm's Secure Execution Environment

QSEE is an implementation of Trusted Execution Environment based on ARM TrustZone technology

Researchers at cyber security firm Check Point have discovered a vulnerability in Qualcomm chipset, which could allow attackers to have unauthorised access to sensitive data. The vulnerability (CVE-2019-10574)...

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