Cybersecurityfirm McAfeehas released areportuncovering a new vulnerability in a video-calling software development kit (SDK).
Hackers could exploit this vulnerability to spy on users live video and audio calls.
Dating apps such as eHarmony and Plenty of Fish were among those identified as using the vulnerable SDK platform.
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Its unknown how many other apps could have been impacted, Povolny said.
Since McAfee discovered this security issue, Agora has updated its SDK to provide encryption.
But experts say that many types of video communications remain vulnerable to hacking.
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“Remember that Twitter was also hacked because of an insider’s fault.”
Popular video conference software Zoom also recently began offering end-to-end encrypted video calls.
Still, the encryption feature on Zoom is not turned on by default, Dinh noted.
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“The other risk is the disruption of a session with shared images and sounds,” he said.
“Think of it like digital graffiti.”
To keep out hackers, users should have passwords for all video conferences, Morales said.
That password should not be posted publicly and should be shared privately.
The moderator can also, by default, enable mute on all participants and disable screen sharing features.
“But it is much better than no password at all.”
