Enter your passcode on the touchtone keypad... to listen to Zoom's brutal security flaw. What's given Zoom a cult corporate following is its easy-use video conference calling. On Monday, we learned about the bug: If an attacker sends you a malicious Zoom link, it opens your Mac webcam automatically — exposing your life. The flaw is bad. Zoom's response was worse.
Enter Jonathan Leitschuh... The software engineer side-hustles as a security flaw hunter. Here are highlights of the awkward series of events he detailed on his blog post that exposed the Zoom issue.
Investors vote in real-time via Wall Street... Despite the security flaw, the flubbed fix, and a beloved CEO's belated apology, shares didn't drop (they've actually risen since Monday). The bug's most likely impact on Zoom would've been customers leaving or lawsuits arriving. The stock's reaction signals Wall Street may not be worried about either.