Office workers warned over sharing sensitive data on messaging platforms

A group of women use the Zoom video conferencing application to have a group chat from their separate homes, during the UK coronavirus lockdown (PA)

Office workers are being encouraged to think before they share after a new study suggested nearly a third have been reprimanded over their use of communications tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

The research found that 71% admitted to sharing business-critical data, and three quarters said they had shared sensitive personal details.