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2020
Zoom raises fiscal 2021 revenue forecast
Zoom raised its fiscal 2021 revenue forecast to about $1.8 billion.
2020
Zoom responds to Bible study hacking incident
Zoom said it was deeply upset by the incident, had identified and blocked the offender on the same day it learned of it, and reported the offender to relevant authorities.
2020
AWAL, Zoom and the UN launch a COVID-19 response campaign
AWAL and Zoom are teaming up on a multi-stage campaign in response to the UN’s Global Call out to Creatives. AWAL artists will share the UN’s public-health messages through Zoom, including custom virtual backgrounds and planned artist meet-and-greets.
2020
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church sues Zoom over hacked Bible study
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Zoom, alleging negligence, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and unfair business practices after a hacker allegedly hijacked its Bible study meeting and showed graphic child-abuse imagery.
2020
Church sues Zoom over alleged security failures and privacy violations
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church and class organizer Heddi Cundle sued Zoom in federal court, alleging that Zoom failed to provide adequate security after an online intruder disrupted a Bible study class, and alleging that Zoom disclosed users’ personal information to third parties. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit.
2020
San Francisco church sues Zoom over Zoombombing incident
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church and class administrator Heddi Cundle filed a federal lawsuit against Zoom over a Zoombombing incident that disrupted a Bible study. The suit alleges inadequate security and claims Zoom disclosed users’ personal information to third parties, including Facebook; these are allegations in the lawsuit.
2020
Church files class-action lawsuit against Zoom
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church and an administrator filed a class-action lawsuit against Zoom after a Bible study class was allegedly hacked. The lawsuit alleged failures in security and violations of privacy; these are allegations in the filing, not findings by a court.
2020
Cubigo announces Zoom integration
Cubigo announced an integration with Zoom that enables video calls within Cubigo's platform and is available to its more than 35,000 global users.
2020
Zoom reaches agreement with New York attorney general
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with Zoom covering issues including enhanced privacy for educational accounts and updates to Zoom’s policy on abusive conduct.
2020
Zoom announces acquisition of Keybase
Zoom announced that it was buying Keybase, an end-to-end encrypted messaging and cloud-storage company. Zoom said the acquisition would enable it to offer an end-to-end encrypted meeting mode to paid accounts.
2020
Zoom rolls out Zoom 5.0
Zoom rolled out Zoom 5.0, an update to its video-conferencing tool that includes security enhancements, including support for AES 256-bit GCM encryption and a feature for reporting users.
2020
Zoom announces version 5.0 security and privacy updates
Zoom announced details of version 5.0, an update to its video-conferencing client that adds AES 256-bit GCM encryption and call-routing options. The article says the version was scheduled for release within that week.
2020
Zoom releases app update with revised security measures
Zoom released an updated version of its app, detailing revised security measures that included allowing users to report malicious users and upgrading the encryption level.
2020
Zoom announces data-region controls and China routing policy
Zoom announced that paid customers could opt in to or out of specific data-center regions for data in transit, and said free users outside China would not have their data transmitted through China. The measures were presented amid concerns about cross-border data routing.
2020
Zoom CEO apologizes for security lapses
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan apologized to users for recent security lapses during a live YouTube stream. He said the company was looking into the issues and would acknowledge and fix any issue it found.
2020
Zoom appoints Alex Stamos as security advisor
Zoom said Alex Stamos had joined the company as a security advisor amid efforts to address privacy and security concerns.
2020
Zoom forms security council and advisory board with industry security leaders
Zoom announced that it had formed a CISO Council and Advisory Board that includes security leaders from several companies, including VMware, Netflix, Uber, and Electronic Arts, to engage on privacy, security, and technology issues and advise Zoom.
2020
Shareholder files class action lawsuit against Zoom
Zoom Video Communications Inc. was sued by a shareholder who accused the company of overstating its privacy standards and failing to disclose that its service was not end-to-end encrypted.
2020
Zoom shareholder sues over alleged privacy disclosures
Zoom shareholder Michael Drieu filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Zoom overstated its privacy standards and failed to disclose that its service lacked end-to-end encryption.
2020
Chunghwa Telecom announces it will stop selling Zoom products
Chunghwa Telecom announced that it would stop selling Zoom products while security concerns remained unresolved and help concerned customers move to other remote video services.