Zoom is compromised

[dorothy g]

Stick with Linux!

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 8:16 AM Joly MacFie <jolynyc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with this commenter.
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> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/unpatched-zoom-bug-lets-attackers-steal-windows-credentials-with-no-warning/?comments=1&post=38771635#comment-38771635
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> *This is evidently a Microsoft Windows flaw.It appears to be reported
> along the same lines as: the Tech Industry built insecure products, so
> let's train users to not click links.Fix Windows so it doesn't send
> credentials to random SMB servers on the internet that bear no relation to
> the host's domain, and using an insecure protocol to boot.Sheesh!  *
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> On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 9:35 PM Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/unpatched-zoom-bug-lets-attackers-steal-windows-credentials-with-no-warning/
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>> This discovery was made yesterday, so it's not an April fool's day prank..
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>> -Raoul
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>> On Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 17:41, Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Very instructive. Thanks
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>>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 12:03 AM Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account
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>>>> "The Zoom app notifies Facebook when the user opens the app, details on
>>>> the user's device such as the model, the time zone and city they are
>>>> connecting from, which phone carrier they are using, and a unique
>>>> advertiser identifier
>>>> <https://konsole.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013349668-Identify-Android-AdIDs-Apple-IDFAs-and-Safari-IDs> created
>>>> by the user's device which companies can use to target a user with
>>>> advertisements
>>>> <https://www.singular.net/mobile-tutorial-series-idfa-apple-identifier-advertisers/>
>>>> "
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>>>> -Raoul
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>>>> On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 17:53, Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> FYI:
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>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/27/trolls-zoom-privacy-settings-covid-19-lockdown
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Dorothy Gordon
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