Hackers can easily hijack a camera feed, and record sounds played in the conference call. This is a massive concern because Zoom is used mostly for official teleconferencing. Any vital decisions or actions by significant corporates, if leaked, can cause catastrophes. Jonathan Leitschuh, security expert and white-hat hacker, discovered a zero-day issue in the Zoom servers. According to his revelations, any average hacker can easily penetrate a conference call and record any data being shared by all the participants. This vulnerability comes after unidentified IDs cropped up in Zoom servers. Skype faced similar concerns recently after hackers managed to break through company servers and registered unknown numbers.
Wi-Fi Calling Facilities Also At Risk
Unauthorized users gaining access to online video calls is not a new thing and is now the latest danger to privacy and security worldwide. Wi-fi Calling facilities are also at a point of concern over their security protocols. Skype, Zoom, Duo, and Viber have all been victims of data breach once in a while. Zoom’s case is the latest, and the concern it brings along can be crucial. Data security experts initially defended this data breach as a low-key affair but later on understood the potential of the hack. The magnitude of files released yet is unknown, but Zoom’s data security experts are doing the estimation. A report from the experts is expected very soon. However, they refused to content on the extent of the problem but assured that they would root out the issue at all costs.
