Zoom users warned of security flaw

Friday, May 27th, 2022 6:33pm

By ARN News Staff

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The UAE's telecoms regulator has warned users of a security flaw in the video-conferencing platform, Zoom.

The Telecommunications & Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) said some vulnerabilities have been detected in the application which may cause devices to be compromised.

It has urged users to update the programme and ensure they have installed the latest version.

⚠️⚠️#alert regarding #zoom application @cscae1 pic.twitter.com/7qJLstAidK
— تدرا 🇦🇪 TDRA (@tdrauae) May 27, 2022

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