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SEALSQ Integrates IC’Alps to Expand Chip and ASIC Design Capabilities

May 20, 2026

SEALSQ Corp said it completed the integration of IC’Alps into its semiconductor and post-quantum technology ecosystem. The move matters because it expands SEALSQ’s work on chip design and ASIC development tied to its post-quantum and cybersecurity technology roadmap.

SEALSQ framed the integration as part of a plan to build independent chip design capabilities in Europe, citing pressures including geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and cybersecurity threats. It said IC’Alps’ engineering capabilities would add to SEALSQ’s ability to design and control semiconductor technologies within Europe.

According to the company, IC’Alps operates as a core component of SEALSQ’s European semiconductor innovation platform. SEALSQ said the integration broadened its end-to-end chip development path, spanning secure architecture and chip design through post-quantum implementation and industrial deployment, and it combined IC’Alps’ engineering expertise with SEALSQ’s cybersecurity technologies.

SEALSQ said the result of the integration strengthened its ability to design post-quantum secure chips and secure elements, AI-enabled semiconductor architectures, Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), secure microcontrollers for IoT and satellite systems, edge AI and cryptographic acceleration solutions, and custom ASICs for industrial, defense, and space applications. Carlos Moreira, CEO of SEALSQ, said, “This successful integration meaningfully enhances our semiconductor engineering capacity and reinforces our commitment to Europe’s technological independence,” and added, “In today’s geopolitical environment, mastering semiconductor design is no longer only an industrial objective, it is a matter of sovereignty, security, and economic resilience.”

Forward-looking statements in the communication address SEALSQ’s business strategy, financial performance, and expectations about future events, with potential differences driven by risks and uncertainties described in its SEC filings, and SEALSQ said it does not undertake to update those statements.

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CISA issues update on missing IPsec integrity for Verizon IMS SIP signaling

June 2, 2026

Overview VoLTE deployments on Verizon’s IMS network have historically lacked IPsec-based integrity protection for SIP signaling, contravening well-established requirements in 3GPP TS 33.203 and GSMA IR.92. As a result, SIP messages—including registration (REGISTER), call setup (INVITE), and messaging (MESSAGE)—were transmitted in plaintext without cryptographic guarantees of integrity or authenticity. Passive analysis of live traffic over multiple months confirmed the consistent absence of SIP Security Agreement headers and ESP traffic, indicating a systematic configuration decision rather than an isolated anomaly. In response to repeated follow-up inquiries, Verizon stated on [insert date] that integrity support is “currently available at their request” and will be extended to all UEs “starting later this year.” Separately, the researchers recently observed that Apple’s iOS 26.5 carrier bundle (released May 11, 2026) includes IMS IPsec-related configuration entries—an indication that device-side support may now be active or enabled in newer software. While this change is promising, its real-world impact remains uncertain: there is no evidence yet that Verizon has modified its network to enforce IPsec, that the configuration is being activated per session, or that integrity is functionally operational in production deployments. Absent explicit verification (e.g., captured ESP traffic or official confirmation), this may reflect preparatory software changes rather than an end-to-end security upgrade. The vulnerability remains active for the vast majority of Verizon VoLTE users during the unprotected period, and until network-level enforcement is observed and confirmed, the risk of on-path signaling manipulation endures. Description CVE-2026-10629 SIP signaling stack in Verizon IMS (unspecified version) implements SIP signaling without IPsec integrity protection (missing Security-Client/Security-Server headers and ESP traffic), which allows an on-path attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of VoLTE signaling via passive monitoring and active manipulation of unsecured SIP messages over the radio and core network. According to 3GPP TS 33.203 and GSMA IR.92, SIP signaling between the UE and P-CSCF in IMS networks must be protected using IPsec ESP with mandatory integrity following IMS AKA authentication. This protection is negotiated via SIP Security Agreement headers (Security-Client, Security-Server, Security-Verify) during registration and results in integrity-protected ESP traffic for all subsequent signaling messages. However, observations conducted over several weeks on Verizon’s network showed no such headers in use. The REGISTER exchange lacked any security negotiation, and post-registration SIP traffic—including INVITE, MESSAGE, BYE, and UPDATE—traversed the network in plaintext over standard UDP/TCP, with no ESP encapsulation. This pattern was consistent across device models and network conditions, indicating a systemic configuration decision rather than a transient issue. The absence of integrity checking means any modification to SIP messages—including redirection of emergency calls or injection of fake message payloads—would go undetected by both the UE and the IMS core. No technical justification for this deviation from globally adopted security practices has been provided by Verizon, and prior engagement failed to elicit a substantive response beyond the recent, non-binding commitment to future deployment. Impact The lack of IPsec integrity protection enables on-path attackers—including those controlling femtocells, compromised base stations, or IMS intermediaries—to intercept, modify, replay, or inject SIP messages without detection. These capabilities permit call hijacking, spoofing of SMS-over-IMS, denial-of-service through forged BYE or CANCEL, and manipulation of emergency call routing—without requiring compromise of the UE, SIM, or backend infrastructure. Because SIP signaling lacks cryptographic integrity, all such modifications go unnoticed by both the UE and the IMS core, undermining core security assumptions of VoLTE. While the recently observed iOS 26.5 configuration change may signal progress toward a more secure implementation, its operational impact is yet to be demonstrated; until then, the risk remains real and unmitigated for users on unprotected deployments. Solution Until the vulnerability is fully mitigated by Verizon, users and enterprises should continue to assume VoLTE signaling is untrusted for high-assurance operations. Acknowledgements Thanks to DongWon Lee, Jeongmin Choi, and CheolJun Park from Kyung Hee University for their thorough technical report, persistent follow-up efforts, and the additional observation regarding iOS 26.5. Their work has significantly advanced the understanding of this issue and helped keep the discussion grounded in observable behavior. This AI-assisted document was written by Timur Snoke.