# ‘Zoomsday’ hack uncovered using fewer than 20 AI prompts > Source: > Published: 2026-08-11 14:45:44+00:00 # ‘Zoomsday’ hack uncovered using fewer than 20 AI prompts By Emma RothSource: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com)Zoom [has patched](https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26015/) a major security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to hijack anyone's device during a meeting. In [a blog post on Tuesday](https://a.security/blog/asecurity-zoomsday), researchers at A Security say they uncovered the flaw using "fewer than 20 prompts on publicly available AI models," [as reported earlier by Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/a-zoom-screen-sharing-bug-let-anyone-take-over-other-devices-on-a-call/). The exploit involved [Zoom's annotation feature](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0067931), which allows users to draw on their screen while sharing it with other meeting participants. With the exploit, an attacker could join or host a meeting and run malicious code on victims' devices, allowing them to steal data, turn on the camera or microphone, or install malware. The attack required no act … Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.