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    Spies are targeting Americans on video-chat platforms, U.S. intel officials say

    Apr 17, 2020 3 minutes
    —JOHN WALCOTT

    AS MUCH OF THE WORLD WORKS FROM home amid COVID-19 lockdowns, an explosion of videoconference calls has provided a playground not just for Zoombombers, phishermen and cybercriminals but also for spies. Everyone from top business executives to government officials and scientists is using conferencing apps to stay in touch, and U.S. counterintelligence agencies have observed the espionage services of Russia, Iran and North Korea attempting to spy on Americans’ video chats, three U.S. intelligence officials tell TIME.

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