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Over 500,000 Zoom accounts are on sale in hacker forums on the Dark Web

The first cases were discovered on April 1, as the cybersecurity company said to the siteBleepingComputer, after the analysis. With the data, hackers can use account information to make zoom-bombing matches, or other malicious activities.

There are accounts that are offered free of charge, others that cost a few cents, listed on hacker forums and on the Dark Web. Cyble says that there are more than 520,000 accounts that it has identified in this situation.

In the lists are placed email addresses and passwords, and the article shows several examples, such as about 300 accounts from the University of Vermont, Colorado and Florida, in the United States, many of which were made available for free to anyone who wanted to use them. There are also business accounts for companies like Citibank or Chase.

Contacted users confirmed that the data was correct, but old, but it is advisable that all Zoom users change their passwords to avoid unpleasant surprises.

The security company that identified the lists tried to buy a large block of accounts, and managed to acquire more than 530 thousand for less than a penny. The list contained the email address, password, personal conference URL and HostKey.

The security company recommends that users change their password on Zoom, but also on other sites where they have used the same identification. You can also check if your email has been compromised through the Have I Been Pwned websites or Cyble's own AMIBreached fault notification service.

Zoom has been criticized for security breaches and several organizations and companies have already warned users not to use the platform, including New York State and Google. The company has been strengthening security and making an effort to communicate this idea to users.