Zoom logins for sale on Dark Web – Report

Hackers put more than half a million login details for the Zoom teleconference app on the dark web, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

The logins were put up for sale at 1 cent (1.25 cents) each and were discovered and purchased by cyber security intelligence company Cyble, according to the newspaper. Cyble purchased a Russian-speaking person’s logins from the Telegram messaging service, which allows anonymous messaging.

Zoom Video Communications Inc. has seen global use of its service increase during coronavirus shutdowns, but has come under increasing pressure on vulnerabilities in application software encryption. The company has been sued amid allegations that it was hiding flaws in its app and has seen cases of online trolls sneak in and interrupt web meetings with profanity and pornography.

Zoom’s shares have more than doubled this year along with its meteoric rise in popularity, but privacy and cybersecurity experts have expressed skepticism. From Elon Musk’s SpaceX to the New York City Department of Education, agencies around the world have begun banning the app’s use amid security concerns.

It is common for web services to be driven by activities that involve bad actors testing large amounts of already compromised credentials from other platforms to see if they have been reused, a Zoom spokesperson said in a statement.

Zoom also said that it has hired various intelligence companies to find these password dumps and the tools used to create them, as well as a company that has shut down thousands of websites trying to trick users into downloading malware or giving up their credentials. .

“We are continuing to investigate, we are blocking compromised accounts, asking users to change their passwords for something more secure, and we are looking to implement additional technology solutions to strengthen our efforts,” said the spokesperson.

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