Laila Mubashar

All posts by Laila Mubashar

Laila is a Cybersecurity Analyst at Barracuda MSP. She's a security expert, working on our Blue Team within our Security Operations Center. Laila supports our XDR service delivery and is highly skilled at analyzing security events to detect cyber threats, helping keep our partners and their customers protected.

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Three critical Sophos firewall vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Three critical Sophos firewall vulnerabilities

Sophos has disclosed three critical vulnerabilities in its firewall product that could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to perform structured query language (SQL) injection, execute arbitrary code, and gain privileged secure shell (SSH) access to affected devices. Review the details of...

/ December 23, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New social engineering campaign

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New social engineering campaign

An active social engineering campaigns uses Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to deploy DarkGate malware. Attackers are impersonating trusted contacts during Teams calls to deceive victims into installing remote access tools, facilitating unauthorized system access, and deploying the malware. Review the...

/ December 20, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Socks5Systemz botnet compromise

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Socks5Systemz botnet compromise

The Socks5Systemz botnet has been revealed as the backbone for the illicit proxy service PROXY.AM, compromising over 85,000 devices globally. This botnet enables cybercriminals to conduct anonymous operations, including fraud, data theft, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Continue to read...

/ December 11, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New critical Citrix vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New critical Citrix vulnerabilities

New critical vulnerabilities in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, tracked as CVE-2024-8068 and CVE-2024-8069, as well as new flaws involving MSMQ (Microsoft Message Queuing) misconfiguration, were discovered. These vulnerabilities enable attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable...

/ November 18, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical RCE vulnerability in ZCS

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical RCE vulnerability in ZCS

There is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) version 9.0, tracked as CVE-2024-45519. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute arbitrary commands by exploiting weaknesses in Zimbra’s SMTP PostJournal service. Review the details...

/ October 2, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Another zero-click Windows TCP/IP vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Another zero-click Windows TCP/IP vulnerability

Another critical zero-click Windows vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38063, has been discovered in the Windows TCP/IP stack, affecting all systems with IPv6 enabled. Review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory now to mitigate potential exploitation and protect your systems. What is the threat?...

/ August 16, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability

There has been active exploitation of a critical operating system (OS) command injection vulnerability, known as CVE-2017-3506, found in the Oracle WebLogic Server. The impact can be severe, ranging from financial loss to reputational damage. Review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory...

/ June 5, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical flaws discovered in Cacti framework

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical flaws discovered in Cacti framework

This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory breaks down multiple critical vulnerabilities in the Cacti framework, an open-source network monitoring and fault management tool. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and compromise network infrastructure. Continue reading this...

/ May 15, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical GitLab bug

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical GitLab bug

A critical vulnerability in GitLab, labelled CVE-2023-7028, is under active attack by threat actors to achieve account takeover, as reported by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Barracuda MSP recommends GitLab users review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory now to...

/ May 10, 2024
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New vulnerability in Apple M-chip

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New vulnerability in Apple M-chip

A new security exploit, GoFetch, was found in Apple’s M-chip architecture. It takes advantage of data memory-dependent prefetchers (DMPs) and could use the device as a new attack vector. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how you can...

/ March 27, 2024