FORBES: Zoom Gets Stuffed: Here’s How Hackers Got Hold Of 500,000 Passwords

  • Daniel Dresner

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Danny Dresner, Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Manchester, refers to these as Schrödinger’s credentials. "Your credentials are both stolen and where they should be at the same time," he says, "using key account credentials to access other accounts is, unfortunately, encouraged for convenience over safety. But means a hacker can grab one and access many."

Period28 Apr 2020

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  • TitleZoom Gets Stuffed: Here’s How Hackers Got Hold Of 500,000 Passwords
    Media name/outletForbes
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date28/04/20
    DescriptionDanny Dresner, Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Manchester, refers to these as Schrödinger’s credentials. "Your credentials are both stolen and where they should be at the same time," he says, "using key account credentials to access other accounts is, unfortunately, encouraged for convenience over safety. But means a hacker can grab one and access many."
    URLhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/28/zoom-gets-stuffed-heres-how-hackers-got-hold-of-500000-passwords/
    PersonsDaniel Dresner
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Keywords

  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • cyber security
  • Zoom