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FortiGuard Used Hardcoded Key, XOR to Encrypt Communications

Security researchers found that multiple security products from Fortinet use weak encryption and static keys to communicate with FortiGuard services in the cloud, such as AntiSpam, AntiVirus, and Web Filter. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortiguard-used-hardcoded-key-xor-to-encrypt-communications/
Splunk Faces Y2K Bug-Like Problem Unless Patched

Remember the Y2K bug that threatened computer programs to go crazy on January 1, 2000? A similar timestamp recognition problem is affecting Splunk platform instances neglected by their administrators before 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/splunk-faces-y2k-bug-like-problem-unless-patched/
Phishers Create Fake Sites as Bait for Holiday Shopping Deals

While most users are familiar with phishing scams that attempt to steal a user's login credentials, phishers also use emails to lure consumers to fake retail sites in order to steal their money or sell cheap knockoffs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishers-create-fake-sites-as-bait-for-holiday-shopping-deals/
Dexphot Polymorphic Malware Shows Complexity of Everyday Threats

Ordinary malware can be a real nuisance to detect due to complex methods that allowed it to slip past security solutions. Dexphot is one such strain that managed to run attack routines on close to 80,000 machines earlier this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dexphot-polymorphic-malware-shows-complexity-of-everyday-threats/
Almost 60% Of Malicious Ads Come from Three Ad Providers

In Confiant's "Demand Quality Report for Q3 2019", the ad fraud and security company analyzed 120 billion ad impressions between January 1st and September 20th that flowed through their systems in order to provide a breakdown of different malicious ad campaigns. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/almost-60-percent-of-malicious-ads-come-from-three-ad-providers/
Ransomware Locks Medical Records at Great Plains Health

Great Plains Health medical center is recovering from a ransomware incident that hit its computer network at the beginning of the week and forced switching to pen and paper to maintain activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-locks-medical-records-at-great-plains-health/