Security News > 2020 > March > COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom's Overnight Success to Spread Malware

As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the spike in usage by registering new fake "Zoom" domains and malicious "Zoom" executable files in an attempt to trick people into downloading malware on their devices.

"The recent, staggering increase means that hackers have taken notice of the work-from-home paradigm shift that COVID-19 has forced, and they see it as an opportunity to deceive, lure, and exploit. Each time you get a Zoom link or document messaged or forwarded to you, I'd take an extra look to make sure it's not a trap."

With over 74,000 customers and 13 million monthly active users, Zoom is one of the most popular cloud-based enterprise communication platforms that offers chat, video and audio conferencing, and options to host webinars and virtual meetings online.

Last year, the video conferencing app fixed a vulnerability that could let websites hijack users' webcam and "Forcibly" join them to a Zoom call without their permission.

Highlighting some of the privacy risks associated with using Zoom's products, The Electronic Frontier Foundation said hosts of Zoom calls can see if participants have the Zoom video window active or not to track if they are paying attention.

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