While it continues to be favored worldwide, the VTC platform has received flaks for being prone to hacking attacks and having some security issues.
Zoom has emerged as a leading teleconferencing provider during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has gained immense popularity among enterprises and SMBs to connect remotely and conduct meeting classes, and even social gatherings. While it continues to be favored worldwide, the app has received flaks for being prone to hacking attacks and having several security issues.
Zoom-bombing attacks
With tens of millions of users hosting meetings on Zoom, there has been an increase in the so-called Zoom-bombing attacks -- where uninvited users enter a restricted meeting and begin harassing participants by disrupting their meeting or projecting unwanted graphic images.
The problem turns worse when malicious actors hijack and take control of the victims’ screens via the video conference platform and disrupt their meetings and lessons. Once the screens are hijacked, threat actors can put their words and images in the chatbox or do nuisance with the audio.
Leveraging fake Zoom apps
The tremendous surge in popularity of the video conferencing app has also witnessed a growth in the fake Zoom apps being available on third-party stores. In a report from Bitdefender Labs, some of the fake versions of the app - labeled as ZOOM Cloud Meetings and Zoom - distributed adware and trojans like Android.Trojan.HiddenAds.AJR & Android.Trojan.Downloader.UJ. Trend Micro had also detailed about a fake Zoo ..
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