A week after popular audio chatroom app Clubhouse said it was taking steps to ensure user data couldn¡¯t be stolen by malicious hackers or spies, at least one attacker has shown that the platform¡¯s live audio can be siphoned.
An unidentified user was able to stream Clubhouse audio feeds this weekend from ¡°multiple rooms¡± into their own third-party website, said Reema Bahnasy, a spokeswoman for Clubhouse. While the company says it has ¡°permanently banned¡± that particular user and installed new ¡°safeguards¡± to prevent a repeat, researchers contend the platform may not be in a position to make such promises.
Users of the invitation-only iOS app should assume all conversations are being recorded, the Stanford Internet Observatory, which was first to publicly raise security concerns on Feb. 13, said late Sunday. ¡°Clubhouse cannot provide any privacy promises for conversations held anywhere around the world,¡± said Alex Stamos, director of the SIO and Facebook Inc.¡¯s former security chief.
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