Attacks on Barracuda Networks linked to China-backed hacking group

Suspected government-backed hackers in China are exploiting a recently-discovered vulnerability in an email security product from Barracuda Networks to attack government entities and the private sector, researchers have found. Google subsidiary Mandiant said on Thursday that during its investigation of attacks exploiting the vulnerability in Barracuda’s Email Security Gateway (ESG) it found evidence tying the

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