Zoom zero-days exploits for Windows and macOS are sold for $500,000
Zoom,one of the video conferencing app,has been under serious trouble and critisism for sending their user data to Facebook,which is already dirty its name under data selling of its user.
The Zoom app has an serious encryption issue which allow hackers to hack into users account and theft user data and their call recodings on the dark web.
Now the question is why they selling those and why someone paid for the recordings and other stuffs?
Answer is
The main thing is the app is used for many offices already and many matter discussed in the meeting during the lockdown period which must not disclosed to public or someone who has interest in that. So the hackers sells the confidential information of a company or industry or organisation to its rivals which can get benefit from it.
Now,a new report reveals that the zero-days exploits for Windows and macOS are selling at $500,000.This exploits allows attacker to hacked into some one account and theft their details and recordings.
Another question is what is Zero-days exploit in Windows?
The simple answer is here
Actually Zero-days exploit is basically a RCE(Remote Control Execution) which is called a perfect attack for this app.Basically this RCE allow attacker to access victim whole device not just the app. According to the experts the attacker needs a bug with this RCE to do a sucessful attack.
According to sources the codes of the exploit are not reveal to them but they contacted to buy this through a broker which is on a sell.
In macOS the use of the Zero-days exploit are difficult because in macOS the attacker needs to on a call with the victim to attack.But many of the world using the Windows because of its affordability.
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