April 03, 2020

Zoom Is a Security and Privacy Nightmare (Zoomenfreude)

31 minutes

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

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