“They never really thought about security and privacy when they created this platform,” said Dr. Richard Forno, who is a cyber security expert and teaches at the UMBC.
Forno says the meeting ID’s the app used were too predictable, which allowed hackers to easily infiltrate meetings and online classes.
“If you and I were using zoom right now and our meeting ID was 1234, somebody can try 12345, 123456, 1234567, and keep trying to find ones that will let them in,” he said
- Date Published:04/09/2020
- Original Publication:WMAR Baltimore