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These Zoom security flaws could allow hackers to hijack your device

posted onApril 8, 2021
by l33tdawg
Wired
Credit: Wired

L33tdawg: They're also presenting a paper at #HITB2021AMS in May - MacOS Local Security: Escaping the Sandbox and Bypassing TCC

Zero-day vulnerabilities within the Zoom Messenger desktop client could allow hackers to execute random code on a victim’s machine, security experts have claimed.

Ethical hackers Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade from CompuTest Security demonstrated their exploit at hacking contest Pwn2Own, and were awarded a bug bounty of $200,000 by the video conferencing service.

Commenting on the exploit, Keuper said that while earlier Zoom vulnerabilities allowed attackers to infiltrate the calls, their exploit was a lot more serious as it allows attackers to take over the entire system.

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