Zoom apologizes for security vulnerabilities and pauses development of new features

Video calling company Zoom has apologized for the many security vulnerabilities that appear to be in the software. Zoom has paused the development of new features and will spend the coming months fixing all the vulnerabilities.

On Wednesday, Zoom made fixes available for leaks that came out on Wednesday, the director says in a blog post. These include leaks in the Mac app that give access to the microphone and camera, and a flaw in the Windows app’s handling of links that allowed users’ Windows passwords to be retrieved.

The director also apologizes for the various leaks in the software. “We recognize that we have not lived up to the privacy and security expectations of our users and ourselves. I am deeply sorry.”

Development of new features for Zoom will be halted for the next 90 days to ensure the security and privacy of the service, the company said. There will also be a better bug bounty program and external researchers will be allowed to examine the code of the apps to find leaks. In addition, there will be a penetration test. With the measures, Zoom says it wants to regain the trust of users. Zoom usage has increased from 10 million users a few months ago to 200 million users now.