Barracuda Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (BAR5995259112525)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Barracuda breach identified under incident ID BAR5995259112525.

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 761 and after the incident was 703 with a difference of -58 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.

Zoll Services LLC recently reported "Barracuda Networks Data Breach (2018) Exposing Zoll Services' Protected Health Information (PHI)", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

A 2018 data breach at Barracuda Networks exposed the protected health information (PHI) of patients of Zoll Services LLC, a subsidiary of Zoll Medical Corporation.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Barracuda Networks' email archiving services, and exposing Protected Health Information (PHI) of Zoll Services' patients.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

The case underscores how Resolved (Court affirmed summary judgment in favor of Barracuda).

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 moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating vulnerabilities in Barracuda’s email archiving services exposed PHI to unauthorized third parties. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol: Exfiltration Over Unencrypted/Obfuscated Non-C2 Protocol (T1048.003) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating data exfiltration such as Yes (exposed to unauthorized third party) via email archiving service vulnerabilities. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating lack of evidence that Fusion ensured Barracuda’s compliance with the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) suggests weak credential/access controls. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Cloud Firewall (T1562.001) with moderate to high confidence (75%), supported by evidence indicating failure of Fusion to include required limitation of liability and indemnification clauses implies inadequate security safeguards. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Destruction (T1485) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating class-action lawsuit against Zoll by affected customers (settled) due to PHI exposure. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.