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Key Facts
- Technology company Ivanti discovered two major vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager Mobile software within days of each other and issued patches to fix them.
- The flaws were zero-day vulnerabilities, previously unknown and without fixes, that could be exploited by hackers to access personal data and reconfigure affected technology systems.
- US and Norwegian officials suspect that advanced persistent threat (APT) hackers, usually sponsored by a nation-state, were behind the attacks.
Article Summary
Tech company Ivanti has issued patches for two serious vulnerabilities discovered in its Endpoint Manager Mobile software in quick succession. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alerted Ivanti to the first flaw, with the company making it public and issuing a patch the following day. The second flaw was discovered by Ivanti and Norwegian cybersecurity firm Mnemonic, leading to another patch being issued. Both vulnerabilities were zero-day, meaning they were previously unknown and without fixes.
The Endpoint Manager Mobile software, used by various companies and government agencies to set policies for mobile devices and applications, has been exploited by hackers to access personal data and reconfigure systems. Advanced persistent threat (APT) hackers, often backed by a nation-state, are suspected to be behind these attacks. Following the cyber intrusion, the Norwegian government shut down access to email and other mobile services across 12 of its ministries. Ivanti is now working directly with affected customers to remediate their systems.
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