AI Discovers Zoom Security Vulnerability
On 11 August, researchers said they used fewer than 20 prompts with a public AI tool to find a Zoom vulnerability. The now-fixed flaw reportedly allowed anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participant’s device through screen sharing.
Malwarebytes Labs described the “Zoomsday” flaws as allowing one Zoom participant to attack another. The Verge said the vulnerability could allow hackers to take over every device on a call. The Hacker News described a critical Windows flaw that could enable account takeover and reported that Zoom had patched it.
If factual, NewsHive rates the impact at 0%. The flaw affected Zoom call participants, including Windows users in The Hacker News’s account. Zoom has fixed it, leaving no stated ongoing change.
Watch for technical details from the researchers and more information from Zoom about the affected Windows versions and patch.
A public AI tool found the dangerous Zoom flaw in under 20 prompts.
The Zoom vulnerability allowed hackers to take over everyone’s device on a call, security researchers say. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Update Zoom now to protect against critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker in the same meeting to run malicious code on your device.
Zoom has released security updates for a critical security flaw impacting Zoom Workplace for Windows that could facilitate account takeover. The vulnerability, tracked as
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