Major security flaw in Zoom conferencing app (Mac)

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Your Mac could be hijacked through major security flaw in Zoom conferencing app

A security flaw in Zoom's Mac app lets websites join you to video calls without your permission.
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The researcher says he contacted Zoom on March 26, giving the company a public disclosure deadline of 90 days. He says Zoom patched the issue, disabling the ability of a webpage to automatically turn on your webcam, but still this partial fix regressed on July 7, allowing webcams to once again be turned on without permission.
 

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