A Chinese threat actor compromised Barracuda brand email security gateway systems and used access to infiltrate networks attached to the Barracuda products. Once the campaign was detected, the attackers rapidly expanded their persistence on compromised systems, leading Barracuda to tell affected customers to destroy their devices due to the potential for continued compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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