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In February 2021, software giant Ivanti<\/a> discovered that Chinese hackers had breached the network of Pulse Secure, one of its subsidiaries that provided VPN appliances to dozens of companies and government agencies around the world, according to new reporting by Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The hackers exploited preexisting vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure\u2019s VPN software to plant a backdoor, Bloomberg reported, citing Ivanti\u2019s chief security officer at the time and other sources. The backdoor allowed the hackers to gain access to 119 other unnamed organizations that used the company\u2019s same VPN product.<\/p>\n\n

Mandiant was reportedly aware of the breaches as well, alerting Ivanti that hackers had exploited the bug to breach European and U.S. military contractors. <\/p>\n\n

The previously unreported breach is the latest example of how acquisitions, layoffs, and cost-cutting driven by private equity firms helped to compromise the quality and security of Ivanti’s most critical technologies. After private investment giant Clearlake Capital Group acquired Ivanti in 2017, Bloomberg reported rounds of cuts \u2014 particularly in 2022 \u2014 affecting employees who had deep institutional knowledge of the company\u2019s products and their security.<\/p>\n\n

Ivanti’s spokesperson Carrie Laudie disputed Bloomberg’s reporting and said there was “never a backdoor planted by hackers in Connect Secure.” <\/p>\n\n

Mandiant did not respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n\n

Bloomberg’s findings echo earlier reporting into rival provider of remote access tools, Citrix, which had large-scale layoffs<\/a> following a 2022 deal<\/a> by Elliott Investment Management and Vista Equity Partners to buy the company. Like Ivanti, Citrix has been mired by cybersecurity incidents<\/a> and critical flaws<\/a> in recent years. <\/p>\n

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Ivanti’s VPN products have been the cause of at least two other major attacks since. <\/p>\n\n

In early 2024, U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA ordered all federal agencies to disconnect<\/a> their Ivanti VPN appliances within two days because hackers were actively exploiting vulnerabilities that were unknown to Ivanti at the time. Ivanti also warned customers<\/a> last year that hackers were exploiting another critical flaw in its Connect Secure product to hack corporate customers.<\/p>\n\n

This story was updated to include comment from Ivanti’s spokesperson, and to clarify wording in the second paragraph.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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