Twitter Hack Zoom Court Hearing Interrupted by Zoombombers

Post by nitrogen » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 5:16 PM UTC

jonny_eh wrote: post #15

supernova87a wrote: post #12

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Well, this brings up the problem, even if you require a password, as an open court, they're required to publish it to allow people to join. Would they simply post it physically somewhere and only local people could access? But then people could share it with bad actors anyway. Maybe it would just reduce the volume of attacks, not eliminate them.

They could use Zoom for meeting participants, and a separate video streaming service for viewers.

Post by zwerdlds » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 5:40 PM UTC

strbean wrote: post #11

vkou wrote: post #4

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The same reason why Europeans use American spyware and adware to communicate with eachother. Because the risk profile permits it. In this county, many courts are open, and prior to COVID, you could just walk into one and listen. Court decisions are likewise open, and part of the public record. Edit: Did you also know that courts and lawyers still use faxes? Did you know that tapping a fax line has been trivial for de…

"Sorry, we can't accept an email. You'll have to fax it to us. Why, you ask? Because security reasons..."

Post by wutwutwutwut » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 5:58 PM UTC

henryfjordan wrote: post #24

Nullabillity wrote: post #20

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So? Most of Zoom's vulnerabilities have been about endpoint security, not meeting privacy.

That is clearly not the case. This particular issue with Zoom was caused by user error, there are settings to prevent exactly what happened, not some endpoint exploit. The court is open to the public. What threat is "chinese spyware" when you are publishing the meeting anyway?

Post by strbean » Wed, Aug 05, 2020, 6:43 PM UTC

zwerdlds wrote: post #23

strbean wrote: post #11

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"Sorry, we can't accept an email. You'll have to fax it to us. Why, you ask? Because security reasons..."

Just a side note, but some jurisdictions treat faxing similarly to giving a document in-person. For example, signing a contract and faxing it can be considered the same as certified mail. Generally not so with email. I'm not saying it's right by the way, just that is how it is sometimes.

Post by cosmiccatnap » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 1:57 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #2

> According to Ryan Hughes, a reporter from local outlet WFLA, Judge Christopher Nash said next time he'll require a password. Are you kidding me? I know the courts tend to be tech Luddites, but jeeze.