Zoom is compromised

Sat Apr 18 08:54:18 EEST 2020

Thanks for the guide @Michael though i think this gives us lessons to
better check our options for which online tool/app to work with for our
meetings.

Joan

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 4:43 PM Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi <oreoluwa at wtec.org.ng>
wrote:

> Thank you for sharing this great resource, Micheal.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ore
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> On 17/04/2020 8:13 pm, Michael J. Oghia wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Yesterday, while I was participating in a Zoom session hosted by an
> activists' group I'm part of, our meeting was "bombed" (hijacked) by highly
> disturbing and traumatising imagery. This experience left all of us on the
> call quite shaken, but I told myself that it can be the catalyst for action
> so that we can protect ourselves going forward. As such, I compiled a short
> guide
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zUV_z0XkuN2rQ5bDYFx9BBWM4rpYpO5Ker5ZWDnPr9M/edit?usp=sharing>
> on how to protect ourselves from Zoom-bombing that I want to share.
>
> Stay safe and well,
> -Michael
> __________________
>
> Michael J. Oghia | Advocacy & Engagement Manager
> Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD <https://gfmd.info>)
> Belgrade, Serbia | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn
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>
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:48 AM Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> See this FAQ from Citizen Lab about Zoom:
>> https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/faq-on-zoom-security-issues/
>>
>> Stay safe and well,
>> -Michael
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 2:02 PM dorothy g <dgdorothydg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Joly,  we need a few extra rows to address security concerns
>>> including secret backend permissions and access given to national security.
>>> Great matrix. I will circulate.
>>>
>>> best
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 11:49 AM Joly MacFie <jolynyc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Diplo have put together such a matrix. I am sure they will appreciate
>>>> any further input.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.diplomacy.edu/conference-tech-lab
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 7:43 AM dorothy g <dgdorothydg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Raoul,  All of the major meeting platforms have serious issues. I
>>>>> do not believe zoom is more disastrous than the others. It was not obscure,
>>>>> tens of millions of people all over the world have been using it for years
>>>>> and this is not the first time issues have come up.  I agree that we should
>>>>> watch carefully to see if they improve on the existing situation. Please
>>>>> point me to independent reviews of Jitsi before I even think about it.  I
>>>>> hope security researchers have also looked into it.  Perhaps we should look
>>>>> at Houseparty?(Joke)
>>>>>
>>>>> The fact is that capitalist competition is driving some of the public
>>>>> discussion (e.g.competition for software used in schools - general approach
>>>>> get them to use it in school and they will never leave) so it is good if we
>>>>> stick to objective facts.  Perhaps someone could create a matrix so we
>>>>> compare the issues for the various platforms : IBM, Google Open
>>>>> Meetings, ClickMeeting, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Citrix
>>>>> Systems, Inc. and Cisco Systems.  Kindly note that when I started
>>>>> using it zoom was distributed and free (I have never paid for zoom) and
>>>>> even touted as open source even though most people would not agree with
>>>>> that claim.   All the best and thanks in advance to the brilliant person
>>>>> who will create the matrix.
>>>>>
>>>>> best
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 2:36 AM Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bruce Schneier isn't exactly flattering them either:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/04/security_and_pr_1.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "That's what we know about Zoom's privacy and security so far. Expect
>>>>>> more revelations in the weeks and months to come. The New York Attorney
>>>>>> General is investigating
>>>>>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/technology/new-york-attorney-general-zoom-privacy.html>
>>>>>>  the company. Security researchers are combing through the software,
>>>>>> looking for other things Zoom is doing and not telling anyone about. There
>>>>>> are more stories waiting to be discovered.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Zoom is a security and privacy disaster
>>>>>> <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing>,
>>>>>> but until now had managed to avoid public accountability because it was
>>>>>> relatively obscure. Now that it's in the spotlight, it's all coming out.
>>>>>> (Their 4/1 response to all of this is here
>>>>>> <https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/>.)
>>>>>> On 4/2, the company said
>>>>>> <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-says-engineers-will-focus-on-security-and-safety-issues>
>>>>>>  it would freeze all feature development and focus on security and
>>>>>> privacy. Let's see if that's anything more than a PR move.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the meantime, you should either lock Zoom down as best you can, or
>>>>>> -- better yet -- abandon the platform altogether. Jitsi
>>>>>> <https://jitsi.org/> is a distributed, free, and open-source
>>>>>> alternative. Start your meeting here <https://meet.jit.si/>."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Raoul
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 at 21:07, Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://theintercept.com/2020/04/03/zooms-encryption-is-not-suited-for-secrets-and-has-surprising-links-to-china-researchers-discover/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> " In addition to promptly fixing several security issues that were
>>>>>>> reported, the company removed an “attendee attention tracker” feature, a
>>>>>>> privacy nightmare which let meeting hosts track whether participants had
>>>>>>> the Zoom window — or some other app’s window — in focus during a meeting.
>>>>>>> It has also invested in new training materials to teach users about the
>>>>>>> security features like setting passwords on meetings to avoid
>>>>>>> Zoom-bombing
>>>>>>> <https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic>,
>>>>>>> the phenomenon where people disrupt unprotected Zoom meetings."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm glad they're fixing the faults but some of these seem like it's
>>>>>>> going to take quite a while. I'm no security expert, but some people that I
>>>>>>> know have been very concerned over these revelations during the past week.
>>>>>>> If there was no "bashing", they probably wouldn't have treated these issues
>>>>>>> as priority.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Raoul
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 11:48, Carlos Afonso <
>>>>>>> 0000103799ed46a9-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> frt rgds
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --c.a.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> =====================
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 27/03/2020 18:53, Raoul Plommer wrote:
>>>>>>>> > FYI:
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/27/trolls-zoom-privacy-settings-covid-19-lockdown
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Carlos A. Afonso
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dorothy Gordon
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dorothy Gordon
>>>
>>
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