From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights FBI Releases Guidance on Defending Against VTC Hijacking and Zoom-bombing 04/02/2020 11:39 AM EDT The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an article on defending against video-teleconferencing (VTC) hijacking (referred to as “Zoom-bombing” when attacks are to the Zoom VTC platform). Many organizations…
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Zoom banned from New York City schools due to privacy and security flaws
Ainsley Harris reports: A few weeks ago, New York City’s 75,000 teachers scrambled to learn how to use videoconferencing services like Zoom as novel coronavirus cases began to rise and schools prepared to close their doors and institute remote learning. Now, the city’s teachers will have to scramble once more, after Department of Education Chancellor…
Ex-NSA hacker drops new zero-day doom for Zoom
Zack Whittaker reports: Zoom’s troubled year just got worse. Now that a large portion of the world is working from home to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom’s popularity has rocketed, but also has led to an increased focus on the company’s security practices and privacy promises. Hot on the heels of two security researchers finding a Zoom…
The UK Cabinet is meeting on Zoom… here’s the meeting ID
Yesterday, Graham Cluley wrote: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Twitter this afternoon that he was chairing the first ever digital Cabinet, while he self-isolated himself at Downing Street after revealing he was suffering “mild symptoms” of Coronavirus. Johnson included in the tweet a screenshot of his desktop, showing there were 35 participants on the Zoom…
Australia Zoo Breached
Australia Zoo, home of the croc hunter otherwise known as Steve Irwin is one of Queensland’s leading tourist attractions. It also attracted the attention of a pentester who has provided CyberWarNews with evidence that the main website for the zoo has been compromised. The pentester, a Pakistani penetration tester named Touseef Gul, has previously made…
And now it’s four: Tulsa Zoo Possible Victim Of Credit Card Data Breach
Erik Payne reports: A credit card company that serves zoos and other cultural centers around the United States, including the Tulsa Zoo, is investigating a security breach of its systems. Service Systems Associates confirmed Wednesday it was a victim of the data breach, and said it has been working with law enforcement to investigate. The…