Over Half Million of accounts hacked, available easily on the Dark Web for Penny
By MYBRANDBOOK
Zoom is the most popular video conferencing apps across the globe, used by schools, enterprises and individuals to stay connected amidst lockdown. It is a free tool that anyone can use, and due to the increase in popularity, the service has become more vulnerable to hackers.
It recently saw a big growth in the space of video-conferencing app and the credentials of those who attended office conference calls via Zoom and gave away those for free on the Dark Web.
According to a Forbes report, experts at cyber risk assessment platform Cyble discovered a hacker giving away Zoom credentials for free.
Notably, the free batch of accounts included credentials of Cyble's clients as well as those of students and teachers at the University of Vermont, University of Colorado, Dartmouth, Lafayette, and the University of Florida.
"Cyble purchased more than 530,000 on an underground hacking forum for next to nothing. Several of the company's clients were among the stolen credentials, which also included personal meeting URLs and Zoom host keys," the report said and secondly, Bleeping Computer also got in touch with some of the compromised account owners and were told that the passwords were correct.
The vulnerabilities had collected from webcam or microphone security to sensitive data like passwords, emails, or device information - are being sold on the Dark Web and other issues that have affected its credibility is data-sharing with Facebook, exposed LinkedIn profiles, and a "malware-like" installer for macOS.
The purchase of about 5,30,000 zoom credentials was averaged at about USD 0.002 (about Rs 0.15) per account. The purchased accounts include a victim’s email address, password, personal meeting URL, and their HostKey.
As per the report, Zoom had sued by one of its shareholders who alleged that the company kept some of its security flaws hidden.
How To Prevent Your Zoom Account?
Do not set up a generic password, which is easy to guess and always use a complex alpha-numeric text, which will be hard to guess. Try to use two-factor authentication wherever possible, which will gain prevent brute force login. Lastly, do not use these services from an unknown network or a public computer.
Standard Chartered Plc is the first major global bank to tell employees not to use Zoom Video Communications Inc during the coronavirus pandemic due to cybersecurity concerns, according to a memo seen by Reuters.A Standard Chartered spokeswoman declined to comment on a Reuters query on the memo. She said cybersecurity remains a top priority and that staff can use several authorized tools for audio and video conferencing.
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