Outage in Barracuda Networks

Delay in Attachment Scanning by ATP Service

Resolved Minor
July 03, 2025 - Started 3 months ago - Lasted 5 days
Official incident page

Incident Report

We’re currently experiencing delays in our Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service when scanning email attachments. As a result, some emails may be temporarily deferred with the status: “Pending Scan.” Our engineering team is actively investigating the root cause and working to restore normal scan times as quickly as possible. We’ll continue to provide updates as we make progress. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Components affected
Barracuda Networks Mail Delivery
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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED 3 months ago - at 07/08/2025 01:29PM

Emails that were quarantined due to this issue have been re-scanned prior to delivery. The incident is resolved.

MONITORING 3 months ago - at 07/07/2025 07:15PM

We are re-scanning the messages that were quarantined due to this issue. Messages that do not appear to be malicious will be delivered. If messages were manually delivered, some destination mail systems may show duplicate messages.

MONITORING 3 months ago - at 07/07/2025 03:32PM

A small number of emails were quarantined due to an inconclusive scan. We are investigating options to re-scan emails that were quarantined during the temporary delay in attachment scanning. Messages can be manually delivered by following the documentation steps listed under "Determine Whether to Deliver Message" here: https://campus.barracuda.com/doc/167976633/

MONITORING 3 months ago - at 07/04/2025 03:22PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

IDENTIFIED 3 months ago - at 07/03/2025 10:07PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

INVESTIGATING 3 months ago - at 07/03/2025 08:35PM

We’re currently experiencing delays in our Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service when scanning email attachments. As a result, some emails may be temporarily deferred with the status: “Pending Scan.”

Our engineering team is actively investigating the root cause and working to restore normal scan times as quickly as possible. We’ll continue to provide updates as we make progress.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

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