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Zoom has disabled a feature in its web conferencing software that allowed the company to secretly gather data and match the information with LinkedIn sources, giving some users the ability to identify participants in the conference without their knowle… Continue reading Zoom Was Mining Data and Matching Users with LinkedIn Info
Since the advent of Covid-19, remote conferencing tools have been a lifesaver for all those stuck at home, forced to work and socialize online. Zoom, in particular, has witnessed a massive influx of new users, which lead to increased scrutiny from info… Continue reading Zoom pledges to find, fix security and privacy issues
The feature, criticized for “undisclosed data-mining,” is only the latest privacy faux pas for Zoom this month. Continue reading Zoom Removes Data-Mining LinkedIn Feature
A couple of zero-day vulnerabilities found in the MacOS version of the Zoom video conferencing application could let attackers elevate their rights to root or to gain access to the microphone and camera. Just a couple of days ago, Zoom removed the Face… Continue reading Zoom for macOS Has a Couple of Dangerous Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Zoom’s founder says the company behind the popular videoconferencing app will spend the next 90 days focused on fixing security issues. In a blog post Thursday, Zoom founder Eric S. Yuan said the technology firm is enacting a “feature freeze,” in which employees will turn their attention from enhancing usability toward tightening data protection. The announcement comes as the number of daily Zoom users has skyrocketed to 200 million users in March, up from 10 million in December, as much of the world’s workforce moves to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The update from the San Jose-based company comes after the FBI issued a public warning about “Zoombombing,” in which white supremacists and other unauthorized outsiders have hijacked teleconferences. In some cases, internet trolls have disrupted online classes to shout profanities at teachers. Zoom also was hit with a class-action lawsuit in which users claimed the company was sharing […]
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As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to force people to work from home, countless companies are now holding daily meetings using videoconferencing services from Zoom. But without the protection of a password, there’s a decent chance your next Zoom meeting could be “Zoom bombed” — attended or disrupted by someone who doesn’t belong. And according to data gathered by a new automated Zoom meeting discovery tool dubbed “zWarDial,” a crazy number major corporations are setting up meetings without passwords enabled. Continue reading ‘War Dialing’ Tool Exposes Zoom’s Password Problems
Having suddenly found itself with a gigantic increase in usage, Zoom was facing a crisis. It risked losing a large amount of the goodwill it had received because of revelations about its less-than-perfect attitude towards security and privacy.
Lets hop… Continue reading Zoom promises to improve its security and privacy as usage (and concern) soars
Carole details how companies are spying on their stay-at-home workers, Mikko Hyppönen discusses the trustworthiness of video chat apps, and Graham gets embarrassed when he admits he’s bought a Facebook Portal for his in-laws.
All this and much mu… Continue reading Smashing Security #172: UncleF***Face
The Zoom video-teleconferencing app seems to be everywhere today, as people turn to an online environment for classes, events, meetings or even a good-old-fashioned family dinner. Recent events have pushed school staffers to reunite with students virtu… Continue reading Zoom-bombing: FBI warns of rise in teleconference hijacking amid stay-at-home order
Zoom has been widely criticized over the past couple of weeks for terrible security, a poorly designed screensharing feature, misleading dark pattern, fake end-to-end-encryption claims and an incomplete privacy policy. Despite that, the video conferencing service has attracted a ton of new users thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns around the world — the company reached […] Continue reading Zoom freezes feature development to fix security and privacy issues