Barracuda Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (BAR1765454547)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Barracuda breach identified under incident ID BAR1765454547.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Barracuda's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barracuda-networks, the number of followers: 78325, the industry type: Computer and Network Security and the number of employees: 2214 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 750 and after the incident was 749 with a difference of -1 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Barracuda and their customers.

Barracuda Service Center RMM recently reported "SOAPwn: Invalid Cast Vulnerability in .NET Framework", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Security researchers from WatchTowr Labs identified a new threat affecting the .NET Framework, designated as 'SOAPwn.' This vulnerability, described as an 'invalid cast vulnerability,' poses significant risks to enterprise infrastructure by potentially enabling remote code exe...

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Enterprise applications relying on .NET Framework.

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Network segmentation to minimize attack surface, and began remediation that includes Patch management, code review, and testing.

The case underscores how teams are taking away lessons such as Vulnerabilities like SOAPwn highlight the necessity for a robust and adaptable security posture. Enterprises need to ensure their development and deployment frameworks are hardened against such threats, and recommending next steps like Monitor advisories from affected vendors and deploy patches as soon as they are released, Conduct thorough audits and testing in environments relying on the .NET Framework to identify susceptible components and Implement network segmentation to minimize attack surface.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including remote code execution (RCE) through an invalid cast flaw in serialization processes, and attack vector such as Remote Exploitation. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating enables remote code execution (RCE) through .NET Framework vulnerability. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Resource Hijacking (T1496) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating potential disruption of critical business operations or service delivery and System Shutdown/Reboot (T1529) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating full system compromise, exposing sensitive data and disrupting operations. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating improper type handling during .NET serialization. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.