Zoom Is a Security and Privacy Nightmare (Zoomenfreude)
Episode 129 · April 3rd, 2020 · 31 mins 22 secs
About this Episode
Lots of people have turned to Zoom to stay in touch with friends and family, and to work from home, but this software has had a huge number of security issues. We discuss these and how this trend shows poor attention to security and privacy in this software.
Show Notes:
- Episode 92: Zoom Zero-Day, and Unmasking Mac Malware Makers
- Apple pushed a silent MRT update to remove hidden Zoom web server
- “Zoom Stock” Confusion Causes Investors to Put Stock in Wrong Company
- Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Don’t Have a Facebook Account
- Zoom Updates iOS App to Stop Sending Data to Facebook
- Zoom Removes Code That Sends Data to Facebook
- Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption
- Zoom is Leaking Peoples' Email Addresses and Photos to Strangers
- Intruders are hijacking Zoom calls with noise and gross images — here’s how to avoid becoming a victim of ‘zoombombing’
- The 'S' in Zoom, Stands for Security: uncovering (local) security flaws in Zoom's latest macOS client
- Ex-NSA hacker drops new zero-day doom for Zoom
- Ex-NSA hacker finds new Zoom flaws to takeover Macs again, including webcam, mic, and root access
- Zoom announces 90-day feature freeze to fix privacy and security issues
- A Message to Our Users
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