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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call - WIRED

Published by Wired By Lily Hay Newman · 11 August 2026 at 15:37
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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call - WIRED
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Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.

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