US defense sector under under attack China-backed hackers, with NSA confirming Ivanti exploits are to blame

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The Ivanti enterprise VPN application is being exploited by hackers to target the US defense sector, the US National Security Agency has confirmed. The US defense sector provides equipment and technology for the US military, which makes a potential compromise by China-backed groups significantly concerning. Speaking to TechCrunch, NSA spokesperson Edward Bennett said that the agency is “tracking and aware of the broad impact from the recent exploitation of Ivanti products, to include of the [sic] U.S defense sector.” 250,000 exploitation attempts every day Previous to the NSA confirmation, Mandiant stated a China-backed group tracked as UNC5325 was actively exploiting...