More than 5 lakh hacked Zoom accounts up for sale on Dark Web
According to US cyber security firm Cyble, some of these account details belonged to companies or institutions including Chase, Citibank, and various universities
- Apr 14, 2020,
- Updated Apr 14, 2020 5:13 PM IST
Experts at US cyber security firm Cyble have detected over 5 lakh Zoom account credentials available for sale online on the Dark Web. Hackers were selling usernames and passwords linked to more than 500,000 Zoom accounts on the Dark Web and other hacker forums for less than a penny each and, in some cases, given away for free, the firm claimed.
Much like the internet--or clearnet--that billions of people access every day from mobile and desktop devices, the Dark Web is a network of websites, forums, and communication tools like email.
According to BleepingComputer, which spoke to Cyble, the experts at the firm noticed the influx of Zoom accounts for sale on April 1. It purchased more than 5.3 lakh credentials at a bulk price of $0.002 per account. Some accounts are even shared for free, it said.
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Experts at US cyber security firm Cyble have detected over 5 lakh Zoom account credentials available for sale online on the Dark Web. Hackers were selling usernames and passwords linked to more than 500,000 Zoom accounts on the Dark Web and other hacker forums for less than a penny each and, in some cases, given away for free, the firm claimed.
Much like the internet--or clearnet--that billions of people access every day from mobile and desktop devices, the Dark Web is a network of websites, forums, and communication tools like email.
According to BleepingComputer, which spoke to Cyble, the experts at the firm noticed the influx of Zoom accounts for sale on April 1. It purchased more than 5.3 lakh credentials at a bulk price of $0.002 per account. Some accounts are even shared for free, it said.
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