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E-mail and community safety agency Barracuda is working to repair an ongoing subject that triggers invalid login errors and prevents E-mail Gateway Protection customers from signing into their accounts.
The basis reason behind the sign-in issues displaying “The hyperlink to login is invalid” errors has already been recognized, and the corporate says this identified subject can be addressed till subsequent Friday based on the present projected timeline.
“We’re investigating login issues seen by customers and have recognized the issue. We’re engaged on fixing the problem with a tentative timeline for the repair to be launched on or earlier than July 14th,” Barracuda says.
“We thanks to your understanding and assist as we work by this subject and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience it could trigger.”
The corporate is but to disclose particulars on what’s inflicting these login points and the way widespread they’re.
A Barracuda spokesperson was not instantly accessible for remark when contacted by BleepingComputer earlier in the present day.
ESG zero-day exploited for information theft
This incident follows a sequence of data-theft assaults during which a suspected pro-China hacker group tracked by Mandiant as UNC4841 compromised Barracuda ESG (E-mail Safety Gateway) home equipment utilizing a now-patched zero-day bug (CVE-2023-2868).
On Might nineteenth, Barracuda revealed that the vulnerability was underneath energetic exploitation. As a precautionary measure, CISA additionally issued an alert for U.S. Federal companies, ordering them to safe their networks towards the assaults.
CVE-2023-2868 has been exploited since not less than October 2022 to drop beforehand unknown malware and steal information from hacked home equipment.
In a reasonably unconventional transfer earlier final month, Barracuda supplied impacted clients with alternative gadgets for gratis, reasonably than merely re-image the prevailing gadgets with new firmware after warning that every one hacked ESG home equipment have to be changed instantly.
Barracuda claims its services and products are utilized by over 200,000 organizations worldwide, together with high-profile ones similar to Samsung, Delta Airways, Mitsubishi, and Kraft Heinz.
