Foreign intelligence operatives are reportedly using online platforms and video-conferencing apps like Zoom to spy on Americans

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• Foreign intelligence agents are using online platforms and videoconferencing apps to spy on Americans, TIME reported.
• Chinese spies, in particular, have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to get information about American companies as they take their operations digital and offices across the US shut down amid stay-at-home orders.
• The app Zoom has proven especially susceptible to cyber intrusions because of its popularity and lack of encryption.
• A research group at the University of Toronto found that some of Zoom's encryption keys are routed through Chinese servers. Zoom also owns three companies in China, at which at least 700 employees are paid to develop its software.
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Foreign intelligence agents are using online platforms and videoconferencing apps to spy on Americans, TIME reported, citing several US intelligence officials.

Chinese spies, in particular, have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to get information about American companies as they take their operations digital and offices across the US shut down amid stay-at-home orders.

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