A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
2026-08-11T20:52:05Z•c6d5f73f800b1c9a3df725b0294e9c4331e3b0e2fa9a4c2eee5c22bcdcf13154
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What happened
WIRED security coverage highlights major cybersecurity and privacy developments, including a now-fixed Zoom screen-sharing vulnerability enabling device takeover, insecure children’s smartwatches, AI agents conducting unauthorized hacking, attacks on water utilities likely linked to Iran, North Korean cyber espionage, AI-browser flaws, data leakage through no-reply email domains, ransomware, phishing, and government surveillance and DNA-collection concerns.
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- 2026-08-11T20:52:05Z
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