‘Critical’ firmware-level vulnerabilities found in laptops commonly used by security specialists (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Security researchers on Tuesday detailed a series of vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to steal sensitive data from devices using Broadcom’s ControlVault, a special chip widely used in security-focused Dell laptops.

ControlVault is system-on-chip (SoC); effectively a tiny computer in itself that is dedicated to security and isolated from the normally modifiable parts of the device. As its name suggests, it is intended to be a kind of vault for sensitive data; Dell describes it as “a secure bank that stores your passwords, biometric templates, and security codes.”

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