Updated 4 years ago

Zoom CEO: 'I really messed up'

By Jake Perez, Editor at LinkedIn News

Updated 4 years ago

Zoom, the video-conferencing platform that's seen a surge in usage during the coronavirus pandemic, has become the target of organized trolling. The New York Times found 153 Instagram accounts, dozens of Twitter accounts and private chats, and 4Chan message boards where so-called "Zoom raiders" were sharing meeting passwords and planning harassment. In response, Zoom now defaults to passwords and ​waiting rooms for basic users and CEO Eric Yuan admits he “really messed up” on the platform's security. He told The Wall Street Journal an end-to-end encryption option should be available in several months.

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