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[Update: Zoom responds] Major Zoom vulnerability could allow websites to hijack your Mac’s webcam

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<p><strong>Update</strong>: Zoom says it has a series of updates planned to address these security concerns (https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2019/07/08/response-to-video-on-concern/).</p>
<p>A new zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed for the Zoom video conference app on the Mac. In a post on Medium (https://medium.com/@jonathan.leitschuh/zoom-zero-day-4-million-webcams-maybe-an-rce-just-get-them-to-visit-your-website-ac75c83f4ef5), security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh outlined the flaw, which could let websites take over your Mac’s camera.</p>
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