Today's Headlines and the latest #cybernews from the desk of the #CISO:

Russian hackers had months-long access to Denmark's central bank

Google Working on Patching GCP Vulnerability That Allows VM Takeover

Microsoft's Halo dev site breached using dependency hijacking

VPN service used by ransomware gangs was just taken down by police

Colombia Catches Hacker Wanted in the U.S. for 'Gozi' Virus

 

Story Links:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-had-months-long-access-to-denmarks-central-bank/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-had-months-long-access-to-denmarks-central-bank/)

https://www.securityweek.com/google-working-patching-gcp-vulnerability-allows-vm-takeover (https://www.securityweek.com/google-working-patching-gcp-vulnerability-allows-vm-takeover)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsofts-halo-dev-site-breached-using-dependency-hijacking/ (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsofts-halo-dev-site-breached-using-dependency-hijacking/)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-vpn-service-used-by-ransomware-gangs-was-just-taken-down-by-police/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-vpn-service-used-by-ransomware-gangs-was-just-taken-down-by-police/)

https://www.securityweek.com/colombia-catches-hacker-wanted-us-gozi-virus (https://www.securityweek.com/colombia-catches-hacker-wanted-us-gozi-virus)

 

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