People search Zoom data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 2 Zoom-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 530K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Zoom breach history matters
Zoom operates in Media & Entertainment (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include credential theft and social engineering. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2020 — 530k accounts
Cataloged incident. Credentials from other breaches used in credential stuffing. 530k+ Zoom accounts sold on dark web. Emails, passwords, meeting URLs, HostKeys. Corporate clients affected. Exposed categories include Email addresses, Passwords, Credentials. BreachHistory cites approximately 530K+ affected records in this row. See the zoom2020 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2020 — — Zoom: Hacking, 500,000 records
Cataloged incident. Email addresses, passwords and personal meeting URLs were sold on the dark web. It led to a host of zoom-bombing pranks. Exposed categories include Personal and demographic data. BreachHistory cites approximately 500K+ affected records in this row. See the zoom2020-iib and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Credential theft and social engineering — appears across multiple Zoom catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Bookmark the Zoom company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/zoom · Latest: zoom2020.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (2 rows for Zoom), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.