From nytimes.com
![The pandemic has turned Zoom into a crucial app for teachers and countless other professionals. The crisis has also exposed Zoom’s security flaws.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/04/20/business/20virus-zoom-dropbox-3/merlin_171206400_6c8fe694-335b-4c7f-ade8-990fdc521234-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
One year ago, two Australian hackers found themselves on an eight-hour flight to Singapore to attend a live hacking competition sponsored by Dropbox. At 30,000 feet, with nothing but a slow internet connection, they decided to get a head start by hacking Zoom, a videoconferencing service that they knew was used by many Dropbox employees.