Majority of organizations pay up after ransomware attack
A new report from Barracuda Networks shows that cyber incidents are costing organizations millions. Attacks are also becoming a lot more sophisticated, with fears about the impact of AI.
57 percent of the 1,917 IT security professionals surveyed said they had experienced one or more cyber attack... Read more
Update: Barracuda Gateways hit by another vulnerability
Barracuda Networks' Email Security Gateways are again affected by a zero-day vulnerability that allows hackers to install backdoors. Despite an update, the said vulnerability has not yet been resolved.
This time, it is a zero-day in an open-source library for processing Excel files; the library ... Read more
Barracuda zero-day exploited for espionage in Belgium, Germany and Poland
The Chinese hackers who broke into Barracuda's Email Security Gateway (ESG) devices appeared to be primarily interested in devices belonging to politically important targets. The hackers spared no expense to maintain a presence in these devices after a patch was released. Barracuda eventually decid... Read more
Backdoor malware targets unrecoverable Barracuda ESG appliances
A new backdoor malware has targeted Barracuda's Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances. Customers who have not yet replaced the unrecoverable appliances will have to hurry.
CISA discovered the backdoor malware "Whirlpool" designed to exploit the vulnerability in Barracuda's ESG appliances. Thi... Read more
Bug in Barracuda Email Gateway Defense blocks login attempts
Users of Barracuda's Email Gateway Defense are unable to access their accounts. The company anticipates providing a fix by July 14.
A flaw in Barracuda's Email Gateway Defense is locking users out of their accounts. A login attempt is followed by the message 'The link to log in is invalid'.
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Mandiant: ‘China deployed Barracuda vulnerability as spy tool’
According to Mandiant, Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited the vulnerability in Barracuda ESG devices. The hackers created victims in at least 16 countries and a high number of government agencies were affected.
Mandiant was put in charge of investigating vulnerability CVE-2023-2868. Firs... Read more
Barracuda wants customers to replace vulnerable ESG devices
Barracuda Networks is facing a massive problem with its e-mail security products. All affected ESG appliances must be replaced, including those from customers who have already obediently installed a previously released patch.
Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances from Barracuda may be affected... Read more
Email attacks cost Benelux companies on average 1.2 million euros
Companies in the Benelux have suffered an average of 1.2 million euros in damages from email attacks in the past 12 months. This is the finding of a recent global study by Barracuda Networks on the impact of email attacks.
This is according to the global annual 2023 Email Security Trends Report,... Read more
Barracuda acquired by private equity firm KKR
The deal will continue Barracuda's move toward cloud based security solutions.
Mail backup and security vendor Barracuda Networks has been sold by its private equity owner to KKR, another private equity firm. According to Blocks and Files, this deal gives "an indication of late-stage startup lif... Read more
Barracuda expands SASE platform to support hybrid cloud deployments
Improvements aimed at companies that have moved to SaaS and IaaS environments
Barracuda Networks this week announced the expansion of its cloud-native SASE platform. Barracuda's SASE platform streamlines Secure SD-WAN, firewall-as-a-service, Zero Trust Network Access, and Secure Web Gateway func... Read more