Zoom credentials are for sale on the black web

Hackers recently posted more than half a million details of logging into the Zoom app on a black web site, according to the British newspaper The Sunday Times.

Specifically, the login information for the online meeting application Zoom has been sold for about $ 1.25 per account. Cyble, a cybersecurity firm, discovered the incident and purchased login information from a Russian-speaking speaker on the messaging app Telegram.

In the past, Zoom has seen a surge in the number of people using the service globally because the Covid-19 epidemic forced people to work from home, but at the same time the company was under increasing pressure from the situation. Serious security gaps in application software encryption. Zoom has been sued for accusing of hiding flaws in its application.

Along with the increase in the number of users, Zoom's share price also more than doubled this year. However, experts on privacy and cybersecurity have expressed concern before this online meeting application. From SpaceX boss Elon Musk, the New York City Department of Education, to agencies around the world, they have started banning the use of the Zoom app because of security concerns.

To overcome this situation, Zoom said that it had hired many intelligence companies to find out where the passwords and tools used by the bad guys to create them. 'We are continuing to investigate and block accounts that we find to be compromised, and also require users to change their passwords for added security. We are also considering deploying additional technology solutions, '' a Zoom representative said.