The Rise of Zoom, Interrupted by Spying Allegations
December 30, 2020
In 2020, the widespread need to work from home has resulted in a stratospheric rise for videoconferencing platform Zoom. In the quarter that ended on October 31, Zoom’s total revenue amounted to $777 million, up 367 percent from the same period of 2019. The company also raised its outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the full fiscal year, which it expects to end with revenue of $2.58 billion and non-GAAP operating income of approximately $865 to $870 million.
That’s the good news. Growth often comes with growing pains, and Zoom is currently embroiled in an international headache that involves espionage, counterintelligence, and hacking. All in all, it’s a story worthy of a spy film. U.S. counterintelligence agencies have observed the espionage services of Russia, Iran, and North Korea attempting to spy on Americans’ video chats, according to
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, are facing multiple investigations by U.S. authorities, including three congressional probes and a federal criminal inquiry, sources familiar with the investigations said.
Supporters of Hillary Clinton react at her election night rally in Manhattan, New York. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
The Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees and leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are probing the website’s role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, according to the sources, who all requested anonymity, and public documents.
WikiLeaks published emails hacked from the Democratic Party and the personal email account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign chairman.