Security News > 2020 > April > Zoom passwords for sale on the Dark Web – “ten-a-penny” by all accounts

You've almost certainly heard of Zoom over the past few weeks - Zoom, more properly Zoom Video Communications, Inc., lets you run remote meetings and webinars, with audio and video for all participants, right from your browser.

The biggest problems that many new users seem to be having with Zoom have nothing to do with Zoom's programming or its service - in other words, they're mistakes that Zoom itself can't easily stop people from making.

In other words, it's fair to say that the only "Hacking" here is that crooks who already knew the passwords for existing accounts went and tried them out on Zoom as well.

For many people, a Zoom password is the most recent "New password" they've had to choose because Zoom is the most recent new account they've set up.

Using old passwords again makes things far too easy for cybercriminals - they know that we're creatures of habit so they routinely and regularly try old passwords on new accounts.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/15/zoom-passwords-for-sale-on-the-dark-web-ten-a-penny-by-all-accounts/